Scorpion's-tails
Scorpion's-tails
Scorpiurus
Plant family
Legumes (Fabaceae)
Cultivation Break
4 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Dry
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Light germinator
Germination temperature
8 - 15 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
7 cm
Row spacing
20 cm
Seeding depth
0.5 cm
Instructions
Description
Scorpion's tail belongs to the legume family (Fabaceae). It is an annual ground cover with twisted, spiny pods that look like caterpillars and taste nutty. Very spectacular appearance. It grows herbaceous and grows up to 80 cm/31.5 in tall. The flowers are yellow to reddish.
Origin:
Mediterranean and Near East
Growing tips
Earlier harvest is possible when sowing under fleece. Germination at 8-15°C/46-59°F after 8-10 days. If necessary, move to a distance. Weak grower. Eat pods raw in salad or pickle in vinegar and oil.
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)
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)
Corn / Maize
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber (Melothria)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Forsythia
Funk
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Hair cucumbers / snake gourds
horse chestnut
Hydrangea / Hortensia
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Oriental greens / Brown mustard)
Lettuce (Puntarelle / Cicoria di catalogna / Cicoria asparago)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Lilac
Make
Maples
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Nightshades (Other)
Okra
Ornamental pumpkin
Pak Choi
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Rhododendron
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
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
Walnut family
Yalta tomatoes
Diseases
Powdery mildews
Root Rot
Pests
Spider mites
Land snails
Aphids
