Haferwurz is an old almost forgotten root vegetable. Cultivation and marketing as for salsify. Sweet aromatic flavour. In England it is known as Vegetable Oyster. Very decorative, purple flowers in the second year.
Characteristics
Botanical name: Tragopogon porrifolius
Cultivation
Sowing depth: ca. 2 cmPlanting distance: ca. 30 x 3-7 cm
Note: sow more thickly and thin out to the required spacing
Direct sowing: as early as possible, from March till mid of MayOptimal amount of plants: 50 plants/m²
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Origin
Multiplier: Gärtnerei von Woedtke GbR / Stefan Eysermans, Hofgut Rengoldshausen / Vera Becher, Waldhof / Thomas MauerBreeder: b-d EHZCerifications: Demeter
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