Information
Is a common shiso of marked taste. A portion contains about 50 seeds.
Product number: | K550 |
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Scientific name: | Perilla frutescens var. Crispa |
Botanic family: | The Mint Family - Lamiaceae |
Organic: | Yes |
Lifespan: | Annual |
F1 Hybrid: | No |
New variety: | No |
Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: April |
Sowing depth: | 0,2 cm |
Germination time: | 10–40 days |
Plant spacing: | 25 cm |
Row spacing: | 50 cm |
Height: | 50 cm |
Plant location: | Sun–Half shade |
Harvest/blooming: | July–frost |
Seeds/g: | 1200 seeds |
Other: | Light germinating, Need seed stratification |
Heirloom variety: | No |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow about 0,5 cm deep in April. The slow to germinate seeds, usually sprout better after 3 weeks in a refrigerator sown in light soil.Spacing
Keep 25 cm between the plants!Harvest
It is grown as an aromatic kitchen-, herb-, medicinal- and garnish plant. The leaves have a special taste resembling curry and are used fresh or dried in soups, salads, preserves, tempura etc. Seeds and inflorescences are used too.Seed
1200 seeds/g.A portion contains about 50 seeds.