Bamberger Hörnchen

Variety

Bamberger Hörnchen

created by Ike at 05.06.2020

Seeds

Not Available

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

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F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Bamberger Hörnchen is an old Franconian local variety, also known in this region as "Bamberger Hörnla" or "Bamberger Hörnle". Medium-early to medium-late variety. Its typical finger-shaped tubers can only be grown and harvested with painstaking manual labor. Intensely spicy and nutty flavor. 150-170 days of ripening. Since October 2013, Bamberger Hörnchen have been protected by the EU as a regional brand under the term "protected geographical indication" (PGI).

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Start cultivation when the ground is frost-free! This varies depending on the area. Pre-sprouting shortens the time until harvest.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Seeding distance

40 cm

Row spacing

60 cm

Seeding depth

10 cm

Diseases

Black Spotting

Soft rot

Brown rot

Pests

Ten-lined potato beetle

Nematodes

Aphids

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