Botanical name
Petroselinum crispum subsp. Tuberosum
Plant category
Root and tuber vegetables
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Facts and figures
Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Light feeder
Difficulty level
Intermediate
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
C - low growth, short growing period
Row spacing
30 cm
Plant spacing
10 cm
Growth height
30 - 90 cm
Sowing depth
2 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
3 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
18 - 25 °C
Germination type
Dark
Times
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Direct sowing
Harvest
Direct sowing from Early March to Late May. Harvest begins around Early August and continues until Late December.
Neighbourhood
Very good neighbours
Good neighbours
Bad neighbours
Crop rotation
Bad predecessors
Very bad predecessors
Bad successors
Very bad successors
Harvest and processing
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