British Queen
Variety
British Queen
Approved Data
created by Flo_LU at 24.01.2022
Features
Color
white
yellow
Taste
floury
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
From Great Britain. Approved in 1894. Medium-early, predominantly floury variety. Light yellow skin and white flesh. Oval shape. Good taste and yield.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Keep frost-free. Pre-germinate. Pile up as soon as the plant is approx. 10 cm high.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Seeding distance
35 cm
Row spacing
65 cm
Seeding depth
10 cm
Companion Plants
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Chamomile
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Corn / Maize
Horseradish
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Mint
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsnip
Phacelia / Scorpionweed / Heliotrope
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Black spot of roses
Soft rot
Brown rot
Pests
Ten-lined potato beetle
Nematodes
Aphids
