Bladder Campion
Silene vulgaris
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME: 1.800-2.000
DURATION OF GERMINATION (YEARS): 3
DAYS NEEDED TO GROW: N. 15
UE MINIMUM VALUES FOR SELLING:
PURITY 95% - GERMINATION 80%
CULTIVATION METHODS
Direct sowing
Period: spring or autumn
Quantity of seeds: 0,5 grams/m²
Depth of sowing: in surface
Row to row distance: cm. 30
Plant to plant distance: cm. 8/10
EDIBLE PART: leaves and tender stems.
HARVEST PERIOD: spring and autumn.
PRODUCTION: green 5.000 kg./ha.; seeds
500 kg./ha.
PURPOSE: cooking, in mixed salads
uncooked, cooked for preparing sauces,
risotti, soups and omelette.