{"product_id":"good-king-henry-common","title":"Good King Henry Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood King Henry is a perennial vegetable that crops for years from one sowing: spinach-like leaves all season and tender spring shoots you can eat like asparagus.\u003c\/strong\u003e Once a staple of cottage gardens, \u003cem\u003eBlitum bonus-henricus\u003c\/em\u003e forms a leafy clump of arrow-shaped, mid-green leaves, followed by spikes of small green flowers. Pick the young leaves to steam, wilt into butter or add raw to salads in small amounts, and cut the thick spring shoots when they are pencil thick. It is happy in a shady corner where other crops struggle, making it a good addition to a forest garden or allotment border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow outdoors October to November, or chill the seed in the fridge for 4 to 8 weeks and sow March to May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth: about 0.5 cm, sown thinly where it is to grow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination: slow and uneven, from a few weeks to a couple of months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin to 30 to 40 cm apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosition: sun or partial shade, in rich, moist soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: about 70 cm in flower; spread 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: pick a few leaves in the first summer, then crop fully from the second spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifecycle: fully hardy perennial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 100 open-pollinated seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood King Henry is part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/foraging-wild-herbs\"\u003eForaging Wild Herbs seed collection\u003c\/a\u003e. Find more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-edibles\"\u003eunusual edibles\u003c\/a\u003e and the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eseed range\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915710632319,"sku":"PS1059","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/be3f3069a3299b2c7b70c35c103dfc4a0ac7ef6f69dc6d49cdc2cf232a39ad67.png?v=1792743645","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/good-king-henry-common","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}