Gesche
Variety
Gesche
Approved Data
created by Christoph at 18.04.2020
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
Round variety with smooth skin and dark red interior color. Medium foliage with fine foliage attachment to the beet. Homogeneous beets with well-settled root. Very good shelf life. Sweet, pleasant taste.
Non hybrid
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Light requirement
Semi-shaded
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Germination temperature
15–22 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
15 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Seeding depth
2 cm
Companion Plants
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Garlic
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsnip
Root parsley
Savory
Soybean
Sunflower
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Downy mildew
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Black spot of roses
Red spot disease
Pests
Beet fly
