Good Heinrich used to have a place in the garden. Then the spinach came and pushed him out of the bed. Allow the primeval vegetables to return, they will thank you with their spicy taste. The cultivation is not very demanding.
Good Heinrich is a delicious wild vegetable that is easy to grow in the garden
Best sowing time
Good Heinrich is a perennial that will provide us with fresh green leaves for about 4 to 5 years before moving and reseeding is required. It can begin its existence in the garden anytime between March and May or between September and October.
When exactly you want to sow these vegetables is up to you.
Suitable location
Good Heinrich prefers sunny or partially shaded locations. These should already be enriched with an organic long-term fertilizer in autumn and then fertilized again in spring with a high nitrogen content. Good Heinrich also likes sandy, well-drained soils. Heavy soils can be improved by adding sand.
sowing
These leafy greens are light germinators, so don't cover the seed with soil. After it has been sown thinly, it only needs to be pressed lightly. After the first strong little plants appear, they are separated to 50 x 50.
tips
After sowing, cover the bed with transparent foil, then the seed will germinate even faster.
maintenance
Young plants are piled with soil. Also during the following cultivation period of several years some care measures are necessary:
- fertilize regularly with compost
- ensure even soil moisture
- Loosen the soil regularly
- Promptly remove sprouting weeds
tips
Cover the plants with straw or leaves in winter, then you can harvest even earlier in the spring.
harvest
Depending on the weather, the first tender leaves can be plucked from the stalks as early as eight weeks after sowing. However, harvesting this early weakens the seedlings and should be done with a sense of proportion. Guter Heinrich can be harvested without any problems from the second year. Harvest time begins in spring and ends with the first frosts.
Only young leaves are used as older leaves contain too much oxalic acid. In addition, the vegetables should be harvested shortly before preparation, because the leaves wither quickly.
tips
If you pile up some plants with soil in autumn, you can use the pale new shoots like asparagus sprouts in spring.