Erfurter
Variety
Erfurter
Approved Data
created by ReSi1 at 06.03.2021
Seed packet
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Description
Medium sized, light green-beige bean with black navel. Hanging pods about 7.5cm long and about 3 beans per pod. Grows to about 100cm tall. In very windy locations the plants need a support. Originally bred in Erfurt before 1945.
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Seeding distance
10 cm
Row spacing
50 cm
Seeding depth
6.5 cm
Companion Plants
Asparagus
Beetroot
Black salsify
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Corn / Maize
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Nasturtium
Pak Choi
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Radish
Rhubarb
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Savory
Spinach (Summer)
Sweet potato
Tarragon
Turnip
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Ascochyta blight
Pests
Black bean aphid
Pea leaf weevil
Broad Bean weevil
Land snails
