Äthiopische Eierfrucht 'Rossa di Rotonda'
Variety
Äthiopische Eierfrucht 'Rossa di Rotonda'
created by Gioventu at 27.07.2022
Features
Color
red
Cultivation Break
4 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
Harvest
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
1ST YEAR
FOLLOWING YEARS
Description
An original old variety from Turkey. Probably came to Italy during the wars at the end of the 19th century. It is more resistant to cold and disease than the traditional eggplant. It is the size of an apple, red-orange and round. More pungent in taste than eggplant, slightly more bitter.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
40 cm
Row spacing
40 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Antagonistic Plants
Beetroot
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Courgette / Zucchini
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Ornamental pumpkin
Pea
Pepper / Paprika
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Diseases
Grey mold
Downy mildew
Brown rot
Powdery mildews
Pests
Thrips
Land snails
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly
