Peredovick sunflower
- Black sunflower seeds contain the most oil. The Peredovick variety is used for the production of sunflower oil and recommended as feed for wild birds.
Peredovick certified sunflower seed variety, produces black oilseeds used to make sunflower oil and is the best choice for bird feed. Sunflower flowers serve as melliferous plants as well as ornamentals, sunflowers sown in the vicinity of pumpkin and squash crops as well as maize etc. attract pollinating insects to the area, which allows for a larger fruit crop and a larger harvest. The sunflower is also a highly valued catch crop.
Growing sunflowers on a given acreage also removes heavy metals, toxins from the soil, so they should be burned at the end of the season if grown for this purpose.
Variety parameters:
- Peredovik grows to a height of 1.5-2 m
- annual
- destination oil, catch crop, food for birds, pollination of crops, melliferous
- one big head
- height up to 1.5 - 2 m
- Ideal pH 6.0 - 7.0
- easy to cultivate
- sunny places
Sowing directly into the soil to a depth of 0.5-1 cm in rows min. every 15 cm, optimum soil temperature for germination: 12-15°C
Seeds should germinate after 10-14 days.
This plant matures in about 100 days.
Nutrient content:
- 28% fat
- 25% fiber
- 15% protein
- Calcium
- B vitamins
- Iron
- Vitamin E
- Potassium
