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- How to sow gutters correctly - tips for direct sowing
- How to prepare the seedbed in an exemplary way
- Sowing of way way - so it succeeds
- Flowers only appear in the second year
- Tips
The seeds for sowing the chicory can be bought or collected by yourself
How to sow gutters correctly - tips for direct sowing
Flower of the Year 2019, Vegetable of the Year 2019, effective medicinal plant and basis for coffee replacement Muckefuck - The wayide has many faces. Reason enough to integrate the natural beauty in the plant plan of the farmer garden. The easiest way to achieve this by direct sowing, as preferred young plants do not like to implement. This guide explains how to do it.
How to prepare the seedbed in an exemplary way
If there are no more ground frosts to be feared from May, the sowing can take place. In a sunny, warm and sheltered location with normal garden soil, please create a feinkrümeliges seedbed. The soil is loosened thoroughly with the rake. To improve permeability, add some sand. If the soil is pronounced sandy-gritty, sifted compost compensates for the shortcoming.
Sowing of way way - so it succeeds
In the prepared seedbed, draw narrow furrows at a distance of 30 to 40 centimeters with a rod. How to sow the seeds correctly:
So that the valuable seeds do not end up in the stomach of hungry birds and other gardeners, spread a tight protective net over the bed. In the following days and weeks, we regularly water and weed. If the seedlings reach a height of 5 to 6 cm, the young escorts are separated to a distance of 8 to 10 cm.
Flowers only appear in the second year
The chicory thrives as a biennial plant. In the year of sowing, only a leaf rosette forms. The following year, the sky blue flowers sprout in the period from June to October. The resulting seeds are ideal for reproduction, and you can follow this guide again.
Tips
Different cultures of the chicory give us edible crops. Known representatives are the subspecies chicorye and radicchio; two healthy vegetable and salad plants for the balanced diet. Since diversity is left behind as a result of one-sided mass production, countless local varieties are threatened with extinction. The cultivation of chicory and its subspecies in their own garden thus makes a valuable contribution to nature conservation.