| TOKITA'S ORIENTAL VEGETABLE SELECTION | ||
OKAHIJIKI |
English
Name:
salt-wort French Name: salsola |
Scientific name: Salsola komarovii |
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| History | Cultivation Tip | Nutrient |
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Originally, it was a wild growth plant in Japan. There is record in Japan it had been cultivated and used as vegetable by 17th century. |
This
crop
favor
cool
climate.
Short
day
condition
makes
them
flowering
.
Flowered
one
is
not
suitable
for
eating.
Under Japanese climate, it's best cropping season is May. It takes 1.5 month to harvest after sowing. Even winter period, it is possible to produce by heating under plastic house. It takes around 3month to harvest. |
Rich
in
Vitamin
A,
Calcium
and
Potassium.
Compare to Spinach, it contains almost the same rate of Vitamin A and 3times of Calcium. |
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