Gardenmelde
Artiplex hortensis L.
Sowing: March; Almost forgotten kitchen plant.
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
- Variety"Reds from Săhăteni", "Greens from Tyrol".
- Life cycleAnnual
- Art of reproductionGenerative (seed)
- Isolation distance100 m
- Minimum number of plants (necessary to preserve the properties of the variaty)5-10
- Germination capacity2 év
- PollinationCross-pollinated, wind pollinated. Tends to self-seed.
- Selection criteriaLeaf (size, color, fleshiness), ability to regenerate quickly after cutting.
- UseKitchen, phytotherapy, Dyeing plant
