Facts and figures

Light requirements

Sun / partial shade

Nutrient requirements

Medium feeder

Difficulty level

Intermediate

Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)

B - early, B - late, C - low growth, short growing period

Growing period

180 days

Row spacing

40 cm

Plant spacing

8 cm

Growth height

30 - 120 cm

Sowing depth

3 cm

Germination temperature (minimum)

6 °C

Germination temperature (optimal)

15 - 25 °C

Germination type

Light and dark

Times

Direct sowing

Harvest

Harvest (next year)

Planting 1Direct sowing from Early March to Late April. After a growing period of 180 days, harvest can begin around Early September and continues until Late November.

Planting 2Direct sowing from Early June to Mid June. After a growing period of 180 days, harvest can begin around Late October and continues until Mid April next year.