Apfelgurke
Variety
Apfelgurke
created by Berrit v. at 04.02.2021
Seed packet
Features
Color
white
Cream
Taste
mild
sweetish
Fruit shape
around
apple-shaped
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
Old cucumber variety with about 6cm large, creamy-white, apple-shaped fruits. Sweet and mild taste.
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
Pre-culture indoors is recommended. Plants can be kept creeping or growing up climbing aids. Abundant watering improves fruit quality
Details
Seeding distance
60 cm
Row spacing
60 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
