Haferwurz
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.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Tragopogon porrifolius
Origin
Breeder: b-d EHZMultiplier: Gärtnerei von Woedtke GbR / Stefan Eysermans, Hofgut Rengoldshausen / Vera Becher, Waldhof / Thomas Mauer Cerifications: Demeter
Cultivation
Direct sowing: as early as possible, from March till mid of MayPlanting distance: ca. 30 x 3-7 cm Note: sow more thickly and thin out to the required spacing
increasingly from

Gärtnerei von Woedtke GbR / Stefan Eysermans
Since 1978, the Woedtke GbR has been cultivating its diverse crops biodynamically. It is located in Murr, along the Middle Neckar, with a typical favourable climate for fruit and wine growing.


Waldhof / Thomas Mauer
Thomas Mauer propagates seeds at the Demeter-certified Waldhof farm in Kassel, situated beneath the eastern escarpment of the Habichtswald.
