Lovage 'Lydia'
Lovage is a perennial plant which can grow up to 200 cm high, best to sow indoors, direct sowing possible. Sow from March, plant out in April. Can be harvested 3-4 years. Likes moist, humus-rich, deep and fertile soil.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Levisticum officinaleVegetation period: perennialSpecific qualities: Can be harvested 3-4 years
Cultivation
Seed required for direct sowing (g/100m²): 50-80 g/100 m²Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 8Seed required for 1000 (ø 10 cm)-pots: 40 gDistance between rows and plants (cm): 40-50 cmSowing depth: 1-2 cmSowing date: indoors from March; planting out from April
increasingly from
De Bolster
Gärtnerei Spiren / Per Andersen
Gartneriet Spiren is a third-generation family business specialising in seed propagation and is managed by Per Anderssen in Skaelskor, Denmark.
Matthias Funk
Matthias Funk propagates Demeter-certified seeds on his farm in Oberndorf, near Donauwörth at the confluence of the Danube and Lech rivers in the Lechauen.
Annegret Rose
Our partner farm Rose Saatzucht is located in the north of Erfurt. There, Annegret Rose has been passionately growing and propagating her impressively beautiful peonies for many years. Before a root can be lifted for sale, the perennial grows in her fields for around 6-7 years. Since 1993, the traditional farm has been cultivating a wide variety of over 200 different types of vegetables, herbs and flowers under Demeter guidelines for seed production.
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