African Super

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Season Overview

Description

An extremely large variety, the tubers are mainly long and less spreading. Tigernuts grow here as an annual plant, in Africa also as a perennial. The plants are not hardy here. The tubers are harvested in the fall when the leaves have died back. Just wash and eat them. With its large size, African Super is an impressive tuber variety with a high nutritional value. This variety is a popular snack, especially in West Africa. The largest specimens reach a length of 4 cm.

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