Ochsenblut

Season Overview

Description

A traditional variety that produces dark red, attractive leaves and deep red, spherical turnips. The turnips have an intense flavor. The development of the turnips is somewhat slower. The leaves provide a nice color component for Baby Leaf. Suitable for winter storage. Use: Versatile: freshly grated in salads, pressed in mixed juices, steamed or pickled. The young leaves can be prepared fresh or cooked like chard. Beet contains a lot of iron and folic acid, but also oxalic acid.

Growing tips

Suitable for direct sowing from the end of April, protect from frost to prevent bolting. Pre-planting is possible from the end of March (not necessary) in order to have the bed area available for other plants until planting out in June. Beet has a medium or even water requirement, prefers sunny (to semi-shady) locations and a loose, humus-rich, rather sandy soil. Harvest as soon as spots form on the leaves or before the first frost. Development period 3-4 months. Without the cabbage, they can be stored wrapped in sand for a few weeks. It is important to maintain a cultivation break of 4 years with other goosefoot plants.

Details

Light requirement

Semi-shaded

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

10 cm

Row spacing

25 cm

Seeding depth

2 cm