Rote Riesen 2
Variety
Rote Riesen 2
Approved Data
created by Marco at 03.05.2020
Seed packet
Features
Color
orange
red
Taste
aromatic
sweetish
Fruit shape
elongated
conical
thick
Resistances
resistant
Location
planting: outdoor
Growth habit
harvest: profitable
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
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F
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Description
Red Giant 2 are good storage carrots, but also versatile. Late, high-yielding, time-tested, well-colored red variety with large conical shape and smooth skin. Up to 6cm in diameter. Germination after 20-30 days at 10-25°C/50-77°F. There are also producers who indicate a harvest as early as July or as late as November. Particularly suitable for storage or freezing for winter stock (until March).
Non hybrid
Growing tips
Sow thinly, 0.5-1 cm/0.2-0.4 in deep in rows 30 cm/11.8 in apart, cover with soil and keep moist. Germination period 14-28 days at 10-25°C/50-77°F. Mound against greenheading until carrots finish. Do not use manure and do not sow on freshly fertilized soil. Even watering is important for germination and to prevent bursting. Singling may be necessary. Crop protection netting will keep out pests such as carrot fly. Keep weed-free.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Light germinator
Germination temperature
6 - 25 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
5 cm
Row spacing
25 cm
Seeding depth
0.5 cm
Companion Plants
Arugula / Rocket
Aubergine / Eggplant
Basil
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Chard
Chickpea
Chili
Chives
Common columbine
Common marigold
Cornflower
Cress
Garden cosmos / Mexican aster
Garlic
Garlic chives
Hyssop
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lavender
Leeks
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Malva / Mallow
Okra
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pea
Pepper / Paprika
Phacelia / Scorpionweed / Heliotrope
Radish
Radishes
Rosemary
Sage
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Sunflower
Sweet pea
Tagetes / Marigolds
Thyme
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Yalta tomatoes
Zinnia
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chervil
Comfrey
Common mugwort
Coriander / Cilantro
Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber (Melothria)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Lovage
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Mint
Ornamental pumpkin
Parsley
Parsnip
Pimpinella
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Root parsley
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa
Turnip
Turnip-rooted chervil
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Diseases
Root Rot
Soft rot
Powdery mildews
Blight of carrot
Pests
Land snails
Aphids
Root knot nematodes
Carrot fly
Voles
