Hirschhornwegerich is a rosette forming salad plant 20-30 cm high. Its early growth is slow, later vigorous and very healthy with very high yields. Repeated cutting possible, very frost hardy. Transplanting recommended. Perfect for adding to Baby Leaf salads. Spicy, pleasantly sour, weak salty flavour.
Cultivation
Raise in seed bed: February till August for planting out from March till September
For overwintering in a greenhouse: September for planting out in October
Direct sowing is unwise given the size of the seed, but between March and July it is possible
Sowing depth: 1-2 cmSeed germination temperature: ca. 15 °CPlanting distance: ca. 30 x 10 cmOptimal amount of plants: 330-400 plants/m²; ca. 33 soil blocks/m² with 10-12 seeds per soil block
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Origin
Multiplier: De Beersche Hoeve / René Groenen und Gineke de GraafCerifications: Demeter
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