Botanical name
Scorzonera hispanica
Plant category
Root and tuber vegetables
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Facts and figures
Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Medium feeder
Difficulty level
Intermediate
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
B - early, B - late
Row spacing
35 cm
Plant spacing
9 cm
Growth height
5 - 100 cm
Sowing depth
3 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
3 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
15 - 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)
Direct sowing from Mid March to Late April. Harvest begins around Late October and continues until Mid April next year.
Neighbourhood
Good neighbours
Crop rotation
Good predecessors
Bad predecessors
Good successors
Harvest and processing
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