Dandelion
Description
Roots and leaves are both culinary and medicinal. This cultivated strain has tender fleshy dark green leaves that can be boiled as a green vegetable or used fresh in a salad. The roots can be roasted in the oven until crisp and ground up as a coffee substitute.Known as Pu-gong-ying in China it is used there as a blood cleanser, blood sugar balancer, diuretic and liver stimulant. Easy to grow.
Maturity 95 days from direct sowing.
4720
Taraxacum officinale
Information
| OPTIMUM SOIL TEMP FOR GERMINATION | DAYS TO GERMINATION | HEIGHT | DISTANCE APART TO PLANT SEEDLINGS | WHEN TO SOW | NUMBER OF SEEDS PER PACKET | PREFERRED GROWING METHOD | BEST USE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-25 | 7-21 |
30cm
|
10cm
|
1.2.3 | 1500 |
Direct Sow
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Culinary/Medicinal
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