{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "salsify",
  "common_name": "Salsify",
  "botanical_name": "Tragopogon porrifolius",
  "family": "Asteraceae",
  "summary": "Salsify is a hardy, slow-growing root crop for deep stone-free soil, sown directly in spring and lifted carefully from autumn through early spring.",
  "categories": [
    "root vegetable",
    "winter crop",
    "container crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "deep taproot",
    "upright leaf rosette"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Hardy biennial, usually grown as an annual",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 7.0
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 20,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 30,
      "plants_per_container": 3
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 10,
      "maximum_cm": 15
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 5,
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Direct sow",
      "note": "Sow where plants will grow; the long roots are not suited to transplanting"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "October",
        "March"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-salsify",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/salsify/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "identity",
        "site",
        "soil",
        "sowing",
        "spacing",
        "containers",
        "watering",
        "harvest",
        "problems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umn-soil-fertilising-guide",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/manage-soil-nutrients/quick-guide-fertilizing-plants",
      "supports": [
        "soil_ph_context",
        "soil_testing",
        "fertilising"
      ]
    }
  ]
}