Trigonella coerulea, Sweet Trefoil

Trigonella coerulea, Sweet Trefoil

Trigonella coerulea 

Sweet Trefoil

drug

herb (Trigonellae coerulae herba)

most important active substances

leaves contains the ineffective alkaloid trigonellin

most important usages

spice for cheese and bred

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 2,5 g

Seed demand for drilling: april/may 10 – 15 kg/ ha

Distance between the rows: 30 – 50 cm

harvest: in the flowering time about 20 cm over the soil, so you can have a second cut