How To Grow Real Wasabi At Home

How to grow real wasabi in hot California weather. Is growing real wasabi possible in super hot climates? In my latest series, I am exploring all of the possible ways you can grow real wasabi.
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[@robertnicholson6686]

Super useful video. Thank you. I will be following with enthusiasm all your videos. Failures are more educational than success.

[@helenw2558]

Thank You for doing this big wonderful experiment and sharing it with us. I am hoping to grow a few again. We had 3 plants that lived about 1.5 years and never came back after being dormant .

[@rykytran]

oh no. bummer to hear they have not come back.

[@joannecordone6831]

Interested in the continuation of your growing adventure.

[@donsevo89research74]

I'm also in CA (but in LA). I think I'll give it a try soon.

[@SuneSensei]

I appreciate this video. I recently got a wasabi plant myself and there's not a lot of information on the net to help with looking after one, or what there is, is very conflicting.

[@rykytran]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TafferTape]

@@rykytran A quick question. Have you ever seen it where a wasabi plant has many diminuative leaves? Mine's grown a lot of leaves but they're all really small (the size of a coin) and have stayed this way for at least a month now. It does have some larger leaves, but only about 5. I'm growing it in a tall 2L pot.

[@alexok2318]

Hello. You mention @18:40 that you’d be posting the links to the pots. I was wondering if you could share them? Thanks so much!

[@rykytran]

send me an email [e-mail]. I have some that I could sell you

[@donnajohnson9324]

I am just getting into growing it in Australia we have very hot summer and very cold in winter

[@rykytran]

similar to Sacramento heat, but maybe even more dry on average

[@bayareaemt]

You might want to try larger perlite too! I use #3 perlite for a lot of my plants (non wasabi) and it drains so much better and doesnt float as much either

[@rykytran]

yeah. just bought a bunch of #3 and #4. will see how they do

[@can2190]

Do u sell seed?

[@user-pt5tx2dv6h]

How many months did you grow the large wasabi rhizomes? I live in Muju-gun, South Korea. Wasabi is grown in the countryside. 15 heads

[@rykytran]

where I am, it grows about 3-4cm per year. very slow the first year. but much faster after that.

[@maceoaowensjr5904]

I’m interested in growing my own wasabi. Where did you purchase your wasabi plants?

[@rykytran]

all of the sources I have bought from are out. send me an email [e-mail]. I have some that I could sell you

[@nayeem248]

How much would you sell for

[@user-ew3do3dh9t]

I think the leaf curl on the plants may be thrips, an insect. I've seen similar symptoms on infected spinach.

[@rykytran]

yes. most of the curling have been from insects of some sort.

[@valentind7743]

what about growing from seed? cant find any plants in my area in germany

[@rykytran]

I have never seen a single wasabi seed. and I have never seen anyone selling them.

[@KurtisSaiyo]

I don't think you gave an update on the difference between the 3 plants where you harvested to leaves and the 3 you didn't. I was also looking forward to you sharing how you divide the mature plants. I had three wasabi plants in the CA bay area, two of them I lost to root rot which taught me a lot about how important drainage is. I've also heard they can be grown in ponds with basket pots, so far I'm nursing the one plant i have left, but i have a small pond - I'll give that try next year if i successfully divide the one plant i have left. Crossing my fingers.

[@rykytran]

sorry. been a little busy. will be updating soon

[@rayfujiura5707]

Have you thought about disinfecting your shears?

[@rykytran]

Not yet but may try that

[@rayfujiura5707]

No idea about wasabi pathogens but in other plants there is a possibility of spreading it by cutting sick llants then healthy plants after.

[@RR-fc2ie]

Pleasingly over weedmat.say 6 inches. Put well draind half barrel of rum, whiskey, wine. Topped with back or peashingle water when ready

[@staceyjoansy]

I have managed to keep 1 out of 2 alive here in Victoria, Australia.. Mazuma. Its on my windowsill in very limited light and I water ita lot with cold tap water. But then again I also insist on growing frangipani and avocado here as well.. Fingers crossed!

[@rykytran]

you Aussies have guts.

[@kyawcreation8033]

I want to buy wasabi live plant.

[@rykytran]

all of the sources I have bought from are out. send me an email [e-mail]. I have some that I could sell you

[@RR-fc2ie]

50 percent apple cider vinaga😅

[@shannonalaminski2619]

1st find out what the FDA says about growing wasabi. Then do the opposite.

[@WebberAerialImaging]

Isn't if funny that we should say "real wasabi"? The other stuff is not wasabi(name for a plant) and should have to label itself as such. I'll settle for Fake Wasabi on the packaging.