Prolific
Variety
Prolific
created by Martina at 08.03.2023
Features
Location
planting: raised bed
planting: bed
Planting: mounds / ridges
Color
brown
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
1ST YEAR
FOLLOWING YEARS
Description
Very high-yielding variety, as they grow really abundantly. It forms medium-sized tubers in large numbers.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Tigernuts germinate between 20-25°C. The tubers can also be soaked in water overnight for this purpose. After germination, the plants are placed in a slightly cooler place and planted outdoors from mid-May after the last frosts. They can also be cultivated in containers. Cover with a fleece in cool temperatures. Place a root barrier outdoors to prevent proliferation and protect native plants. Tigernuts are generally very easy to care for, but need regular moisture and the soil should be fertilized or enriched with compost before planting out. In mild winters, the plants can even sprout again the following year. For harvesting, the roots of the yellowed leaves are dug up and the tubers removed. However, these should only be washed shortly before use, as otherwise the storage life will be shortened. Otherwise, the tigernut is robust and not very susceptible to disease.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Dark germinator
Germination temperature
20 - 24 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
20 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Seeding depth
5 cm
Companion Plants
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Beetroot
Broccoli
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (Caigua)
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Hair cucumbers / snake gourds
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Ornamental pumpkin
Pak Choi
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Turnip
Turnip greens - Choy Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage
Turnip greens - Mizuna
Turnip greens - Tatsoi
Turnip-rooted chervil
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Diseases
Fusarium
Root Rot
Pests
Aphids
Wireworms
Voles
