Belle de Fontenay
Variety
Belle de Fontenay
Approved Data
created by Nicolas A. at 26.02.2021
Features
Color
yellow
Taste
fixed
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
The horn-shaped, yellow and early variety Belle de Fontenay is a traditional French salad potato with firm flesh and excellent creamy-spicy flavor. Predominantly firm to hard boiling. Also called Hénaut or Baker. High resistance to wart disease and potato scab; more susceptible to late blight and viral diseases.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Some varieties from France may be germination-treated, so preplant before planting.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Seeding distance
45 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
