Richters ProGrowers Info
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Lobelia
(Lobelia inflata ) |
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Market
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Products:  (seed, herb); 
Market size: 9,000 hectares (world), 1,700 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices up, volume stable
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Culture |
Seed density: 30,000 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun
Soil: light, rich soil
Crop duration: 1 year
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Sowing rate: 0.2-1kg/ha (direct), 0.1kg/ha (indirect).
Planting: sow in plugs or seedflats 12 weeks before field planting. Harvest herb when upper flowers are in bloom and lowest flowers have developed seed capsules when lobeline and lobelidine alkaloid content highest.
Field spacing: 30cm between rows x 15cm within rows.
Yield: dry herb 1100kg/ha (year 1).
Pests: wireworms
Diseases: cercospora, phyllosticta and septoria leaf spots.
Buyers want: no data.
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Sowing rate: 0.5g/1000 plants.
Planting: sow in plugs 14 weeks before sale.
Seeds to finished plugs: 10 weeks.
Plugs to saleable plants: 4-6 weeks.
Pests: few problems
Diseases: few problems.
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– Dried Production
– Fresh Production
– Oil Production
– Potted Plant Production
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