Gartenmelde
Variety
Gartenmelde
created by Sigita F. at 14.02.2021
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
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Description
Decorative salad addition, delicious as spinach or cream soup! Local variety from Burgenland with bright purple leaves. Height approx. 1 meter. From the Noah's Ark seed archive. Annual pruning recommended
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
Direct sowing in broadcasted or in rows from March onwards
Details
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Seeding distance
20-40 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Seeding depth
Not specified
Companion Plants
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cauliflower
Chickpea
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Pea
Potato
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Powdery mildews
Pests
Aphids
