another great video, im actually inspired by you now, instead of overgrown grass and weeds and everything, I will try to head towards gardening, some sort of de stress. 😊
germanpenn although I’ve never tried wasabi grown straight from the water in Japan, the wasabi grown in this way still has a very clean, rocket like flavour. I can’t taste any ‘earthy’ flavours but then you may get differences if you could try them both side by side.
So that plant is about 2 years old?? Would it be about half that size and still usable after 1 year? By the way, when you say 2 years (for example), do you mean from planting the seeds, or from planting a plug plant or plant shoots you showed coming off of the rhizome? Ps. for planting wasabi in a pot, how many times do you think it will have to be replanted in a bigger pot before it's harvest ready? Alternatively, do you recommend a large 1/2 meter wide pot from the start? That's how wide I heard the harvest ready plant is, but I suppose they mean purely foliage and not root system, so maybe foliage can be trimmed to be narrower? Sorry to ask so many questions - Thank you in advance, and thanks for the helpful video. Ds.
Cosmic I know someone growing this in Fremont, California. It won’t grow in cold climates, where temps get below -5 for extended periods. They prefer a temperate climate, similar to japan, which is what most of the UK has, and grows well between 8c and 21c, so they are planted in the shade in my garden.
Nice update and congratulations for the baby. We had our second little one two weeks ago 👨👩👧👦.. I like what you said at the end about the never ending generosity of the plants😊
Thank you, very informative video. You went from a plant in your hand with the offshoots removed directly to a stem with the roots removed. Did you discard or replant the roots? TIA
hi did your gravel bed stop your wasabi being attacked by slugs and snails? what did you do to stop the attacks? I've just started growing some (after watching your post!) and noticed sooo many slugs and snails eating them!! help please.
Nigel Edwards no it doesn’t stop the snails, I find using either a non toxic (for animal and human) slug pellet or by setting up beer traps around your plants will sort out your problem. Although wasabi will generally perform better when the weather has cooled down which tends to be at the same time the slugs and snails are less of a problem. All the best. Chris
You can use it on pretty much anything if you want to add a bit of a kick!. Grated in a fish pie, or in mash potato, soups, stews, or even in a ham sandwich. Anything you would use mustard in you can use wasabi.(remember to use quite sparingly! a little goes along way)
adrian chen no, they produce seeds that will eventually grow into other wasabi plants, but the easiest way to propagate is from the baby plants made on the stem. When you harvest the stem of the plant you replant the babies and you have more plants. You can see this in my wasabi harvest video. Cheers Chris
Yes you can harvest more often once you’ve had them for a while. We are now at the stage where we can harvest a plant whenever we need it. The plants naturally spread and you have plants at all different stages of growth and size.
Il Quartetto wasabi needs a climate ranging from about 8c to 20c. These are the optimum growing conditions. The plant will slow growth or stop if it becomes to warm or to cold. Our temperatures are currently in the mid teens during the day and 6-8c at night, so it is growing like crazy! I will be setting up a small nursery to sell wasabi plants online in the UK if you are interested in growing some yourself. Cheers. Chris.
Il Quartetto our summer temperatures can get quite warm here in the south east, so the wasabi slows up. But the fact that it needs to be grown in the shade anyway helps it during the warm months.
GoTropicalUK Hello there! I can't find organic seeds for a reasonable price, and the issue here is, that I don't trust seeds coming directly from Japan, due the radiation exposure probability.. If you have any seeds from your future crops, I'd love to purchase them or trade them!
Hi there, I will be setting up a small nursery to be able sell a number of the plants I keep here, one of which is of course the wasabi. The plan is to have a number of them ready for spring of next year, probably around march time. I will be posting up info on this nearer the time and will probably have a small website from which you can buy them. Will keep in touch! Regards Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 4:50 does shaving the stem cause the flavour and strength to escape like when after 15 minutes of grating or is it ok to shave it and keep it stored like that for a short time?
RSE 167 I only tend to pick and use it on the same day. I wouldn’t scrape to much off the stem if you wanted to keep it for a day or two. They don’t store for very long, so fresher you harvest the better!
Kyn Chan these will grow in my garden without any protection. We don’t get cold enough for it to harm the wasabi. Flavour wise is really nice. Clean, with that subtle mustard thing you get from wasabi. I used it in a recipe to make fish cakes, which is also on my channel. Regards Chris
Wasabi shed their leaves naturally as they grow. I trimmed up some of the leaves just to help air circulation, otherwise you can get black mould growing on the stalks. I find them to be a very low maintenance plant to grow, and don't need much input from me!
Your Wasabi rhyzome actually looks pretty infested with fusarium. It's not too bad, but just something that could be improved.
I'm waiting for mine too
another great video, im actually inspired by you now, instead of overgrown grass and weeds and everything, I will try to head towards gardening, some sort of de stress. 😊
Does it have an earthy taste for being grown on soil (as opposed to just gravel & water, like the japanese do)?
germanpenn although I’ve never tried wasabi grown straight from the water in Japan, the wasabi grown in this way still has a very clean, rocket like flavour. I can’t taste any ‘earthy’ flavours but then you may get differences if you could try them both side by side.
How long does it stay fresh once harvested? Do you have to do anything to preserve it?
Thank you for your information I learned quite a bit
Anyone know usually how many grams roots wheight the plant
Fortnums have some beautiful crop baskets at the moment.
hi I want to buy wasabi plant.please sale for me one xxxx.thanks xxx
So that plant is about 2 years old?? Would it be about half that size and still usable after 1 year?
By the way, when you say 2 years (for example), do you mean from planting the seeds, or from planting a plug plant or plant shoots you showed coming off of the rhizome?
Ps. for planting wasabi in a pot, how many times do you think it will have to be replanted in a bigger pot before it's harvest ready? Alternatively, do you recommend a large 1/2 meter wide pot from the start?
That's how wide I heard the harvest ready plant is, but I suppose they mean purely foliage and not root system, so maybe foliage can be trimmed to be narrower? Sorry to ask so many questions -
Thank you in advance, and thanks for the helpful video. Ds.
Am very interested ave good land and can find more need Your hand in starting
I like your video, wana try to grow wasabi 👍💕
the sand paper thing is actually shark skin... !
That thing looks gnarly..... 🙏🏻
Please explain how to grow it: water temperature, humidity, sun/ no sun complete shade ph of soil etc
Thank you
This video here explains how I grew the wasabi!
ua-cam.com/video/5GVsVjQWaO0/v-deo.html. thanks for watching. Regards Chris
How many grams was, did you wheight
How do you water it and can you make a video on how to grow wasabi from scratch, prep and stuff.
code account m.ua-cam.com/video/5GVsVjQWaO0/v-deo.html
Wish I lived in a cold place to grow this. Stuck in the sub tropics.
Cosmic I know someone growing this in Fremont, California. It won’t grow in cold climates, where temps get below -5 for extended periods. They prefer a temperate climate, similar to japan, which is what most of the UK has, and grows well between 8c and 21c, so they are planted in the shade in my garden.
Nice update and congratulations for the baby. We had our second little one two weeks ago 👨👩👧👦.. I like what you said at the end about the never ending generosity of the plants😊
Congratulations on your newborn to! Certainly keeps you busy!!
Awesome video !🌎💕
Thanks for showing the propagation of wasabi during harvest. It's exactly what I was looking for.
Very well done! I was given a couple for Christmas and have just started my wasabi journey.
‘Cycle of generosity’; what a lovely way to describe the abundance of nature!
I just found this stuff growing out in my front yard
wow! is that good or bad?!?🤔😂
Nice video! Can a wasabi plant be grown from just the rhizome part?
Its not the root its the stem and u grind wasabi u dont grate it lol at aboug 100 quid per Lb i would be planting as many off shoots as possible haha
Thank you, very informative video. You went from a plant in your hand with the offshoots removed directly to a stem with the roots removed.
Did you discard or replant the roots?
TIA
Geoffrey Mendelson not sure what you mean, but the baby plants are shown being planted up right at the end of the video...
I am referring to the plant you harvested. What did you do with the roots from it? Thanks.
Geoffrey Mendelson oh i see. They are just trimmed and thrown away..
First time and planning to grow it too. Tell me where can I buy the seeds please 🤤?
hi did your gravel bed stop your wasabi being attacked by slugs and snails? what did you do to stop the attacks? I've just started growing some (after watching your post!) and noticed sooo many slugs and snails eating them!! help please.
Nigel Edwards no it doesn’t stop the snails, I find using either a non toxic (for animal and human) slug pellet or by setting up beer traps around your plants will sort out your problem. Although wasabi will generally perform better when the weather has cooled down which tends to be at the same time the slugs and snails are less of a problem. All the best. Chris
Very interesting thank you, not something I've ever considered growing. Congratulations on the baby!
Thankyou, its very a versatile vegetable... not just to be used on sushi!
Thats pretty cool. What will you use it for? Sushi?
You can use it on pretty much anything if you want to add a bit of a kick!. Grated in a fish pie, or in mash potato, soups, stews, or even in a ham sandwich. Anything you would use mustard in you can use wasabi.(remember to use quite sparingly! a little goes along way)
Hi! Do you know where i can buy real wasabi seeds? Many thanks
Seeds are usually fake.. Google wasabi starts
since they flower do they bare fruit?
adrian chen no, they produce seeds that will eventually grow into other wasabi plants, but the easiest way to propagate is from the baby plants made on the stem. When you harvest the stem of the plant you replant the babies and you have more plants. You can see this in my wasabi harvest video. Cheers Chris
I wonder if it would be worth the effort to plant a new plant every month. After one to two years, you could have one harvest per month, roughly.
Yes you can harvest more often once you’ve had them for a while. We are now at the stage where we can harvest a plant whenever we need it. The plants naturally spread and you have plants at all different stages of growth and size.
@@gotropicaluk8362 May I ask how long it took you to get to that point? I know that plants vary, but I'm curious.
Shiki Aura they were planted in March 2015, and so that’s 4 years now. I have been able to harvest a number of plants every year since this video.
i have a question, what temperature wasabi suffers most high temperature or low ?
Il Quartetto wasabi needs a climate ranging from about 8c to 20c. These are the optimum growing conditions. The plant will slow growth or stop if it becomes to warm or to cold. Our temperatures are currently in the mid teens during the day and 6-8c at night, so it is growing like crazy! I will be setting up a small nursery to sell wasabi plants online in the UK if you are interested in growing some yourself. Cheers. Chris.
GoTropicalUK yes, we are planning to start a wasabi green house, give me your email. how about your summer temperatures?
Il Quartetto our summer temperatures can get quite warm here in the south east, so the wasabi slows up. But the fact that it needs to be grown in the shade anyway helps it during the warm months.
Hello there, I'm from Greece and I would love to grow wasabi. Do you have any seeds for purchase or you could recommend us where we can buy them?
Hi there, unfortunately I don't have any seeds, you may be able to find them online? Regards Chris
GoTropicalUK
Hello there! I can't find organic seeds for a reasonable price, and the issue here is, that I don't trust seeds coming directly from Japan, due the radiation exposure probability.. If you have any seeds from your future crops, I'd love to purchase them or trade them!
Www.sonomacountywasabi.com
The water has to be so clean and very shady positions
Great vid and lucky position in garden.
Tried a few times
2 years for harvest
Robstar that’s why it’s expensive!😂
@gotropicaluk are you able to send me a few plants in the post? i will pay for post and package? i live in the uk.
Hi there, I will be setting up a small nursery to be able sell a number of the plants I keep here, one of which is of course the wasabi. The plan is to have a number of them ready for spring of next year, probably around march time. I will be posting up info on this nearer the time and will probably have a small website from which you can buy them. Will keep in touch! Regards Chris
Excellent. I will look out for that. Thanks for your reply. All the best. Anita
Cool idea
Hello, I'm interested in buying some wasabi plants, please. Please let me know if you have any, and how much they are.
=O Wasabi is so expensive! I would love to grow it!
If you live in a climate where you don't get to cold winters then I would recommend you trying it! Its very easy!
@@gotropicaluk8362 4:50 does shaving the stem cause the flavour and strength to escape like when after 15 minutes of grating or is it ok to shave it and keep it stored like that for a short time?
RSE 167 I only tend to pick and use it on the same day. I wouldn’t scrape to much off the stem if you wanted to keep it for a day or two. They don’t store for very long, so fresher you harvest the better!
Hello! can I buy couple of plants from you? Thank you.
Olly S. Hi there, at the moment I don’t have any plants potted up. Will let you know if I have any in the future. Are you local to Suffolk?
Hi, I am from Northern Ireland and would like to purchase some wasabi plants also.
Hi please contact if you are selling wasabi plants! :)
Seems a rather meager harvest for 1.5 years of growing
ty eres yup! Now you know why it’s so expensive!
No wonder :) Do you grow it in just moist soil or is there running water beneath soil level?
ua-cam.com/video/5GVsVjQWaO0/v-deo.html
This is the link to the first video i did, when planting it, which may help. cheers
He got 7 plants also...
Great stuff mate. Hows your fruit harvest shaping up this year? congrats on the spawn btw!
Thank you! Fruits are looking good so far... Will be doing videos of them as they come into season!
look forward to it...your backyard citrus videos last year were truly motivating
+john smith yeah they are all in blossom at the mo, smell so good! Will do a citrus vid again soon. Do you grow any citrus?
How do you look after them in the winter, when temperatures fall? Did you taste your wasabi? Is it any different to that which is grow in streams?
Kyn Chan these will grow in my garden without any protection. We don’t get cold enough for it to harm the wasabi. Flavour wise is really nice. Clean, with that subtle mustard thing you get from wasabi. I used it in a recipe to make fish cakes, which is also on my channel.
Regards Chris
@@gotropicaluk8362 what are your temperatures during winter?
L Schneider January averages in my area is about 7c during day, and 2c at night.
@@gotropicaluk8362 Thanks so much for your reply! That's quite warm. I guess, I need some winter protection or a place close to the house.
L Schneider where abouts are you? What are your winter temps?
Did you continuously trim the leaves as the stem grew, or did you only trim them once they started to crowd and restrict airflow?
Wasabi shed their leaves naturally as they grow. I trimmed up some of the leaves just to help air circulation, otherwise you can get black mould growing on the stalks. I find them to be a very low maintenance plant to grow, and don't need much input from me!