Richters ProGrowers Info
Richters ProGrowers Info |
Nettle
(Urtica dioica ) |
Market
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Products: (herb, root, leaf, seed);
Market size: 1,600 hectares (world), 240 ha (North America)
Prospects: Prices stable, volume stable
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Culture |
Seed density: 6,000 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun or part shade
Soil: rich, moist, pH 6-7
Crop duration: 3-5 years
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Sowing rate: 5kg/ha (direct), 0.6kg/ha (indirect).
Planting: sow in plugs 12 weeks before field planting, or direct in spring.
Field spacing: 30cm between rows x 10cm within rows.
Yield: 1000-2000kg/ha (years 3-5).
Pests: no data
Diseases: no data.
Buyers want: maximum 10% stems, 2% other foreign matter, total ash 20%, acid-insoluble ash 4%.
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Sowing rate: 2g/1000 plants (indirect).
Planting: sow in plugs 18 weeks before sale.
Seeds to finished plugs: 12 weeks.
Plugs to saleable plants: 6 weeks.
Pests: spider mite, whitefly
Diseases: few problems.
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