Gijnlim

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Gijnlim is an all-male hybrid variety of asparagus . It is now the standard variety in commercial cultivation, which is grown under black sheeting, especially at the beginning of the asparagus season. It can be stung about a week earlier than other commercially available asparagus varieties. In addition to its early harvest time, it is also characterized by a high yield.

Gijnlim has a high yield, straight growth and a tightly closed head. Gijnlim is highly resistant to fungi and is therefore also recommended for organic cultivation. The total yield is high compared to other asparagus varieties. However, the weight of the individual asparagus spears is rather low.

Gijnlim is one of the all-male hybrid varieties that have been on the market since around the 2000s and almost completely supplanted the older varieties in cultivation. Breeding goals were the cultivation under foil, the compatibility of mineral fertilizers. Bred by Gijnlim from the Dutch company Limgroup (formerly Limseed), one of the two large remaining asparagus growers. As with all Limseed varieties, Gijnlim's name ends in -lim.

The variety is awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the British Royal Horticultural Society .

However, Gijnlim cannot be harvested until the end of the asparagus season, so that at least one other variety is still grown commercially.

Remarks

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  4. ↑ a b Rosen Deutsche Spargelzucht: Brief description of asparagus varieties . ( spargelzucht.de [PDF]).
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