Botanical name
Lepidium sativum
Plant category
Leafy Vegetables, Herbs
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Facts and figures
Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Light feeder
Difficulty level
Easy
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
C - low growth, short growing period
Row spacing
10 cm
Plant spacing
3 cm
Growth height
30 - 50 cm
Sowing depth
1 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
3 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
18 - 25 °C
Germination type
Light and dark
Times
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Direct sowing
Harvest
Harvest (next year)
Planting 1Direct sowing from Mid March to Late September. Harvest begins around Early April and continues until Mid October.
GreenhouseDirect sowing from Early October to Late December. Harvest begins around Mid October and continues until Late March next year.
Neighbourhood
Good neighbours
Bad neighbours
Crop rotation
Bad predecessors
Bad successors