VEGALIM
Vegalim is a 100% male hybrid that is ideal for green asparagus production in regions with a warm or Mediterranean climate. Vegalim combines medium early production with high yields and excellent closed tips. Vegalim is also ideally suited to forced early cultivation.
Cultivation
Vegalim grows best on fertile, well-drained soils. Our own trials for green asparagus production conducted over a series of years showed that the best results were achieved with a planting density of 25,000 – 32,000 plants per hectare with a planting depth of 15 – 25 cm. The highest planting density can be used in fields that can be irrigated or where drip fertigation is installed. Vegalim is a 100% male hybrid, so it not only stands for a long and profitable production life, but it also produces no seedlings.
Products
Vegalim has a high production potential, perfect quality and very good thickness. Spears with red and purple stripes which do not comply with the quality standards may appear during harvest. The degree to which this occurs is not predictable and the phenomenon seems to be caused by stress conditions. More than 70% of its uniform production is in diameter class 12 mm+. Even in warm or hot conditions, the tip of Vegalim remains firmly closed. Vegalim produces attractive, cylindrical, smooth spears.
Leaf stem
Vegalim has uniform, very upright foliage and has good resistance to foliage diseases. As it forms no female berries, the foliage is hardly susceptible to lodging.
Seeds
All seed supplied by Limgroup is subjected to strict internal quality inspections to test germinating power and varietal purity. Before the seeds are supplied, they are inspected and tested again by Naktuinbouw, an independent inspection service regulated by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The Limgroup varieties at a glance
Disclaimer
Limgroup B.V has compiled this content very carefully. All information is considered a general guide only; The user must use the information according to their own knowledge and local conditions. Any data provided in this text as research findings, farming advice, and/or descriptions of varieties is not common and purely informative. We recommend you to perform a test in case of doubt. Limgroup B.V. No liability is accepted for the results of the information contained in this publication.