Purple Plum
Variety
Purple Plum
Approved Data
created by Lena E. at 25.02.2023
Features
Color
white
purple
Taste
mild
spicy
aromatic
crisp
Location
Balcony
Bed
Pot
Raised bed
Fruit shape
round-oval
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Description
A purple radish with round-oval tubers, aromatic and crunchy, pungent to medium pungent depending on location. Slight tendency to become furry. Already described in historical sources in 1877.
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
No growing tips available for this plant.
Details
Light requirement
Semi-shaded
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Seeding distance
5 cm
Row spacing
15 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Black salsify
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Chard
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Cress
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Miner's lettuce / Indian lettuce / Winter purslane
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsnip
Pea
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Strawberry
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Downy mildew
Club root of cabbage
Pests
Flea beetles
Aphids
Land snails
Cabbage fly
