Richters ProGrowers Info
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Dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale) |
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Market
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Products:  (root, herb);  (leaf)
Market size: 7,000 hectares (world); 500 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices up, volume up
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Culture |
Seed density: 1200-1900 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun
Soil: most soils
Crop duration: 2 years (root), 1-4 years (fresh leaf)
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Sowing rate: 1-3kg/ha.
Planting: sow direct in field in early spring or late summer. Fresh leaf gathered as vegetable spring, summer and fall. Herb for drying harvested spring or summer. Roots dug late fall.
Field spacing: 45cm between rows x 10cm within rows.
Yield: dry root 1100-1700kg/ha (year 2).
Pests: few problems
Diseases: few problems.
Buyers want: water-soluble extractive not less than 30%.
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– Dried Production
– Fresh Production
– Oil Production
– Potted Plant Production
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