How to grow Split Rock

I would suggest that they should be grown ‘hard’. By this I mean do not over water and do not over fertilise. If either of these are done to excess, apart from risking the plant dying, it will start to [stack]. This is the term that is used when there are more than 2 pairs of leaves showing at a time. If the plants are grown correctly, ideally there should only ever be 2 pairs of leaves. The lower ones are the previous years, and the top ones, the current years These top leaves are using the lower ones as a food source. The lower leaves will be drained of all their goodness and end up as a parchment like skin, which when totally dry can be carefully removed. As you can see my own plant has ‘stacked’ a little. The remains of the body from two years ago is still slightly in evidence.

These estimates for how long Split Rock takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.