Is this wasabi?
General Syracuse, NY
A couple months ago, I posted a picture of my diseased wasabi plant. Since I bought it as a transplant, I assume the disease came from the supplier, so I then purchased wasabi seeds (from a different seller) in order to start fresh. However, I've read that many of the wasabi seed sellers actually give you other brassicas/mustard greens that are marketed as wasabi.
After growing the seedlings for one month, I suspect this may be the case. The leaves are not the same color or shape as either of my previous wasabi plants, and it's very suspicious that they should get so leggy since wasabi specifically cannot be grown in direct sunlight; they're on my windowsill with probably 3-5 hours of sun per day and also spent time under fluorescent lights.
If anyone is familiar with growing wasabi, I would really appreciate your input. Also, I keep posting wasabi questions here because growing information is scarce online. If anyone has some good resources I would very much like to see them.
Thank you
After growing the seedlings for one month, I suspect this may be the case. The leaves are not the same color or shape as either of my previous wasabi plants, and it's very suspicious that they should get so leggy since wasabi specifically cannot be grown in direct sunlight; they're on my windowsill with probably 3-5 hours of sun per day and also spent time under fluorescent lights.
If anyone is familiar with growing wasabi, I would really appreciate your input. Also, I keep posting wasabi questions here because growing information is scarce online. If anyone has some good resources I would very much like to see them.
Thank you
Month-old seedlings
Posted
by: Matt
(9 points)
Posted: September 4, 2016
Answers
Hi Matt- I clicked on your question because I recently watch a video about real vs fake wasabi and have become interested in learning more. I read an interview about the wasabi growers I watched in the video (Frog Eyes Wasabi), and they said they got help from Oregon State University Extension.
You've probably already seen this document, but if not, here's some Extension-based info about growing wasabi. From this, and other online sources, it sounds like most wasabi plants are grown from tissue cultures:
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublication...
good luck!
Posted
by: Sheena Sidhu
(19 points)
Posted: September 7, 2016
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Hi Matt- I clicked on your question because I recently watch a video about real vs fake wasabi and have become interested in learning more. I read an interview about the wasabi growers I watched in the video (Frog Eyes Wasabi), and they said they got help from Oregon State University Extension. You've probably already seen this document, but if not, here's some Extension-based info about growing wasabi. From this, and other online sources, it sounds like most wasabi plants are grown from tissue cultures: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublication... good luck! over 7 years ago.
Thank you Sheena, I have seen that resource before. It seems to be the only detailed piece of information that I can find (at least in English). I'm attempting to grow wasabi hydroponically indoors (since it does not require direct sunlight), and I had a good setup for my first attempt a couple years ago. However, that plant died because of a pH problem caused by the clay pellet media; as I already mentioned, my second attempt failed due to disease. This time I tried to save money by buying seeds and just accepting the extra time for maturity, but that doesn't seem to have worked out either. I will probably get a start from Frog Eyes since they seem to be the most reliable, and options are extremely limited anyway. over 7 years ago.