Babuschka
Variety
Babuschka
Approved Data
created by Ulrike N at 16.02.2023
Features
Location
planting: greenhouse
planting: outdoor
Color
beige
light green / pale green
creamy
yellow
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Description
An ancient Russian variety and can be found in many peasant gardens there. A dual-purpose type of melon. Young fruits are processed like cucumbers, for example as pickles or stuffed. When fully ripe, the fruit is a melon. The taste is very refreshing as there is not too much sugar. Also thrives in climatically less favorable areas. It should be grown outdoors on black foil. Self-fertile.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
80 cm
Row spacing
100 cm
Seeding depth
2 cm
Companion Plants
Diseases
Downy mildew
Ascochyta blight
Powdery mildews
Pests
Leaf bugs
Nematodes
Land snails
Leaf-miner flies
Thrips
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly
