How to Grow Udo: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Aralia cordata

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• Planting Udo: Choosing a Permanent Bed for a Head-High Perennial
• How to Blanch Udo Shoots: Mounding, Bins and Getting Pale Tender Stems
• Udo Care Through the Season: Water, Feeding, Support and Managing the Bulk
• Udo Growing Calendar: The Blanching Year From Cover to Cutback
• Udo Problems: Rotting Shoots, Green Tips, Wind Damage and Failing Crowns
• Harvesting Udo: Cutting Blanched Shoots and Stopping Them Browning

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (13)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.