🥬 Scorzonera Scorzonera hispanica
🥬 Vegetable 🧬 Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Companion plants for Scorzonera (Vegetable): good neighbours to grow together, plants it dislikes, and sowing tips. EkoHarita — Dünya varmış!
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Growing & Sowing Tips
📅 SowingSow directly into the soil in spring (March-April) or autumn (August-September); fresh seed must be used.
🌱 Depth1-1.5 cm (about 0.5-1 cm is recommended; don't exceed ~1.5 cm)
📏 Spacing10-15 cm within the row (after thinning), 25-45 cm between rows
🌞 SunFull sun
💧 WateringRegular but measured watering; avoid excess moisture to prevent root rot
🧺 HarvestHarvested in autumn of the same year (~120-150 days after sowing), or the roots are overwintered in the ground and harvested the following early spring; the taste sweetens after frost. If the roots are left into the second year they turn woody/tough (the plant flowers in its 2nd year).
🪴 SoilDeep, loose, stone-free, moderately fertile sandy loam
⭐ DifficultyModerate
🗓️ SeasonSpring/Autumn
📅 Calendar is for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere shift sowing times by ~6 months.
💡 Key tip: Seed germination is slow and low; always use fresh seed (produced the same year). Because the roots grow deep, avoid stony or compacted soil.
🤝 Companion logic: It gets along well with carrot, leek, onion and lettuce (alliums repel the carrot fly; lettuce serves as a quick cover/catch crop). Radish can be sown to mark the slow-germinating rows. Bean is a good neighbour by fixing nitrogen. Marigold and yarrow keep pest insects away. Keep it away from heavy-feeding corn; be careful with companion planting next to heavy feeders like potato and cabbage, since sources are contradictory.
🔬 Scientific References
- Moser, J.M.H. ve Drost, D. (2020) How to Grow Black Salsify in Your Garden. Utah State University Extension. Erişim adresi: https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/black-salsify-in-the-garden (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Stephens, J.M. (t.y.) Scorzonera—Scorzonera hispanica L. (HS664). University of Florida IFAS Extension (EDIS). Erişim adresi: https://www.growables.org/informationVeg/documents/Scorzonera.pdf (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences (t.y.) Salsify and Scorzonera. Oregon Vegetables. Erişim adresi: https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/oregon-vegetables/salsify-and-scorzonera-0 (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Royal Horticultural Society (t.y.) How to Grow Salsify (RHS GYO Guide). Erişim adresi: https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/salsify/grow-your-own (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Royal Horticultural Society (t.y.) Scorzonera hispanica (scorzonera). Erişim adresi: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/105527/scorzonera-hispanica/details (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Bonsall, W. (2013) 'Salsify and Its Many Uses', The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener, Kış 2013-2014. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). Erişim adresi: https://www.mofga.org/resources/vegetables/growing-salsify/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Albert, S. (t.y.) How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Salsify and Scorzonera. Harvest to Table. Erişim adresi: https://harvesttotable.com/how_to_grow_salsify/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Grant, A. (t.y.) What Is Scorzonera Root: How To Grow Black Salsify Plants. Gardening Know How. Erişim adresi: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/salsify/black-salsify-plants.htm (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- GrowVeg (t.y.) Scorzonera Growing Guide. Erişim adresi: https://www.growveg.co.uk/plants/uk-and-europe/how-to-grow-scorzonera/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Ak, G. ve Zengin, G. (2021) 'Üç Scorzonera L. Taksonunun Toprak Üstü ve Kök Kısımlarının Yağ Asidi Profillerinin Değerlendirilmesi', Türk Doğa ve Fen Dergisi, 10(1), s. 166-170. doi:10.46810/tdfd.850558.
- Lendzion, K., Gornowicz, A., Strawa, J.W., Bielawska, K., Czarnomysy, R., Popławska, B., Bielawski, K., Tomczyk, M., Miltyk, W. ve Bielawska, A. (2022) 'LC-PDA-MS and GC-MS Analysis of Scorzonera hispanica Seeds and Their Effects on Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(19), 11584. doi:10.3390/ijms231911584.
- Dogadan Derman (t.y.) İskorçina Kökü (Scorzonera hispanica). Erişim adresi: https://www.dogadanderman.com/makaleler/iskorcina-koku.html (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).