Salsify: Best Varieties, Growing Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest

Imagine a parsnip and a dandelion root had a baby that looked like a brown stick. That’s salsify. Unlike beets, sweet potatoes, onions, and parsnips, salsify is a lesser-known root vegetable. It shouldn’t be – it’s totally worth growing. Sometimes called oyster plant because of its vaguely seafood-like flavor, salsify is a long, slender taproot...