Other names
vegetable oyster, white salsify, purple salsify
Botanical name
Tragopogon porrifolius
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)
A - tall or wide crops, almost year-round
Row spacing
35 cm
Plant spacing
7 cm
Sowing depth
3 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
3 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
15 - 25 °C
Germination type
Dark
Planting & harvest times of Salsify
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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.
Good and bad companions of Salsify
Good neighbours
Predecessors and successors of Salsify
Good predecessors
Bad predecessors
Good successors
Harvest and processing
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