Alice Roosevelt
Variety
Alice Roosevelt
Approved Data
created by Gioventu at 21.01.2023
Features
Color
red
light red
Taste
aromatic
juicy
sweet
acidic
Growth habit
high
Fruit shape
around
Resistances
robust
Location
Warm location
Outdoor
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
Medium-sized, firm, red, round, very tasty, sweet and sour, juicy beef tomato, slightly mealy. Very early, high-yielding and historic variety. First mentioned in Switzerland in 1904 in the "Journal d'Horticulture du Canton de Vaud". Traded by Samen Mauser from 1907 to 1925.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Germination: 7-10 days at 20°-25° C. Suitable for cultivation both outdoors and in greenhouses. Especially recommended for cooler regions.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Very humid
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Seeding distance
75 cm
Row spacing
40 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Asparagus
Basil
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chili
Chives
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Corn / Maize
Cress
Garlic
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Mint
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Nasturtium
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsley
Pepper / Paprika
Radish
Radishes
Root parsley
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Grey mold
Early blight of potato
Pests
Thrips
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly
