Black salsify: tried and tested and new varieties

Variety overview for black salsify: we show new and well-tried varieties that are particularly suitable for cultivation. Seeds & seeds can be ordered on the Internet.

The numerous Salsify Varieties differ mainly in taste, size, origin and harvest time. When buying seeds, one should pay attention to the respective properties. There are earlier and later varieties.

In the following, we at Plantura have put together a few well-known and proven varieties that thrive well in our latitudes:

• Antonia: High yield; high-yielding variety with long and unbranched, long roots.
• Duplex: High-yield variety with long and unbranched roots; great taste.
• Annual giants: Variety with long, deep black and unbranched roots; easy to harvest; pleasant aroma and taste.
• Hoffmann's black stake: Well-tried variety with longer roots, good storability and pleasant taste; easy harvesting of the roots.
• Meres: New variety with high yield and unbranched roots; resistant to powdery mildew.
• Russian giants: Traditional variety with good properties; hardly any roots in sufficiently deep loosened soils.
• Black Peter: Well-tried variety with a nice aroma; compact growth with high yields.
• Improved, non-shooting giant: Well-known variety with very long, unbranched and smooth roots; very good aroma.
• Verbeterde Reuzen Nietschieters: Long and quite thick, hardly branched roots; high yield and easy to store.

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