Cantoner / Cantoner Witkrop
Variety
Cantoner / Cantoner Witkrop
Approved Data
created by Susanna T. at 05.04.2021
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
1ST YEAR
2ND YEAR
Description
Fast growing. Rich in vitamins. Firm heads. Fine aroma. Well digestible. Can be used like savoy cabbage. Good for post-cultivation. High yield. Self-closing. Tends to form shoots.
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
Needs a lot of water and nutrients. If sown too early, it tends to shoot. Tolerates temperatures down to -6°C. Observe crop rotation. Direct sowing is recommended. Germination at about 12°C in 1 week.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
40 cm
Row spacing
50 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Carrots
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chard
Coriander / Cilantro
Dill
Leeks
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Puntarelle / Cicoria di catalogna / Cicoria asparago)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Pea
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Arugula / Rocket
Broccoli
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Cauliflower
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Chives
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garlic
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lovage
Marjoram
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Mustard
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Pak Choi
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Turnip
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Diseases
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Root Rot
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Club root of cabbage
Pests
Cutworms
Land snails
Aphids
Cabbage white
Flea beetles
Cabbage fly
Nematodes
White fly
