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Growing Burdock

Botanical name: Arctium minus, Arctium lappa

Growing Burdock Organic Gardening Fact Sheet

Seed

 

Burdock

Planting time: FA
Seeds per ounce: 1700
Ounces per square foot: .013
Minimum legal germination rate: 60%
Germination type:

Short Germinating

 

Notes
Burdock is easy, because it grows willingly in the wild without human aid. Burdock in your organic garden will have bigger, deeper roots, and more plant and seed to harvest. Burdock prefers full sun but can tolerate partial shade.

Burdock is an edible root, native to Europe and Asia. In addition, the leaves and tender, young stems are edible as well. Roots can be eaten raw or cooked. Leaves and stems are cooked like spinach.

 

 

Planting

     
In garden spacing (inches): 4  
In flat spacing (inches): 1  
Planting depth (inches): Cover seed with soil
Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: 13
Nutrient relationship:: Light Feeder
   

Harvest

 

Days to maturity: within 294 days
Harvesting period (days): 56-84
Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: .7
   
     

Cultural

Diseases: Not bothered by disease.
Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) Not bothered by pets
   

Varieties

Yanagawa Riso, Watanabe Early, Shosaku.

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