Berliner Aal
Variety
Approved Data
created by Katja K. at 02.02.2021
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Elongated, thick, green drift and field cucumber, used as salad, pickling and mustard cucumber; old variety from 1878; valuable cultural asset. On the Red List for endangered crops.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
From time to time a little prune to promote growth and the development of fruits. Cucumbers need a lot of water and a little fertilizer every now and then.
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Very humid
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Seeding distance
50 cm
Row spacing
100 cm
Seeding depth
2 cm
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
Soft rot
Root Rot
Dry rot of crucifers
Grey mold
Fusarium
Downy mildew
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Powdery mildews
Ascochyta blight
Thrips
Caterpillars
Leaf-miner flies
Lygus pratensis
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly