May King
Variety
May King
created by Magdalene F. at 20.02.2021
Features
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Planting
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Description
Earliest, high-yielding outdoor variety, very firm well-closed yellow-green head with reddish tinge.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Seeding distance
25 cm
Row spacing
25 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Artichoke
Arugula / Rocket
Asparagus
Aubergine / Eggplant
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Black salsify
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Carrots
Cauliflower
Chervil
Chickpea
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Leeks
Miner's lettuce / Indian lettuce / Winter purslane
Mint
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Pea
Physalis
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Savory
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Tarragon
Turnip
Turnip-rooted chervil
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Downy mildew
Pests
Aphids
Flea beetles
Land snails
