Red Velvet
Variety
Red Velvet
Approved Data
created by Kai at 02.04.2023
Features
Location
planting: greenhouse
planting: bed
planting: outdoor
planting: raised bed
Heat requirement: high
sheltered from the wind
planting: house wall / wall
planting: rain-protected
light: sunny to semi-shady
Color
red
brown
Taste
mild
aromatic
Growth habit
harvest: continuously pickable
broadleaf
growth habit: sprawling
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
Attractive old variety with particularly dark, reddish-brown leaves. Mild, full flavor. This variety has loose leaves and does not form a heart. Winged lettuce, the leaves are harvested from the outside in. The red color always indicates a content of anthocyanins - the substance that has been identified as an important health substance in vegetables & fruit. The variety is high-yielding and is suitable for both spring and fall cultivation.
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Plant distance
25 cm
Row spacing
25 cm
Seeding depth
0.5 cm
Companion Plants
Artichoke
Arugula / Rocket
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Black salsify
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chamomile
Chervil
Chickpea
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Chives
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Corn / Maize
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Garlic
Garlic chives
Hair cucumbers / snake gourds
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lavender
Leeks
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Miner's lettuce / Indian lettuce / Winter purslane
Okra
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Ornamental pumpkin
Parsnip
Pea
Pumpkin / Squash
Radishes
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Savory
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Thyme
Turnip-rooted chervil
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Women's coats
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Bacterial canker
Grey mold
Downy mildew
Pests
Leaf-miner flies
Larvae
Leaf bugs
Aphids
Flea beetles
Land snails
Wireworms
