How Do You Grow Red Shiso?
How to Plant Shiso Best Location: Plant Shiso in Full Sun or Light Shade; in Hot Summer Regions Grow Shiso in Dappled Sunlight. Soil Preparation: Plant Shiso...
- Best location: Plant shiso in full sun or light shade; in hot summer regions grow shiso in dappled sunlight.
- Soil preparation: Plant shiso in compost-rich, well-drained soil.
- Seed starting indoors: Sow seed indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last spring frost.
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Correspondingly, how do you grow shiso?
Plant perilla seedlings 6 to 12 inches apart in well-drained but moist soil with full to partial sun exposure or direct sow them in well-drained soil and lightly cover. The shiso seeds will germinate rapidly at 68 degrees F. (20 C.) or even a little cooler.
Also Know, how long does it take to grow shiso? 3 to 4 weeks
Accordingly, how do you use red shiso?
Shiso is best:
- julienned and sprinkled on a simple citrus or mixed green salad.
- tossed into a pot of your favorite green tea.
- minced into or as a leaf wrap for tuna salad—shiso LOVES tuna.
- chopped up with fresh fruit (plums, especially).
- chopped up and added to roasted or stir-fried veggies.
Is Shiso easy to grow?
Shiso (Perilla frutescens) is a purple, leafy plant used commonly in oriental cooking. The plant resembles coleus (Coleus spp.) The plant is very easy to grow, and can be grown as a perennial in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11, where there is no frost, or as an annual anywhere.
