Straight Eight
Variety
Straight Eight
created by Nicole GK at 03.01.2023
Features
Location
Greenhouse
Balcony
Outdoor
protected
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
An old variety from the USA, named after its perfectly straight, 8-inch (=eight) (20cm) long fruits (20cm). They should be harvested at this size, but they can grow much larger. They are dark green and of high quality. Harvest after 50-75 days
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Seeding distance
30 cm
Row spacing
80 cm
Seeding depth
1.5 cm
Companion Plants
Alfalfa / Lucerne
Asparagus
Basil
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chervil
Chili
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Corn / Maize
Dill
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garlic
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lentils
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Marjoram
Nasturtium
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsley
Pea
Pepper / Paprika
Soybean
Sunflower
Tarragon
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Soft rot
Root Rot
Dry rot of crucifers
Grey mold
Fusarium
Downy mildew
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Powdery mildews
Ascochyta blight
Pests
Thrips
Caterpillars
Leaf-miner flies
Lygus pratensis
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly
