Red Duke of York (Roter Erstling)
Variety
Red Duke of York (Roter Erstling)
Approved Data
created by steffen a. at 30.12.2021
Features
Color
rot
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
From England. Also called red firstling. Creamy flavor. Predominantly firm in cooking. Red skin. Round, yellow-fleshed tuber. Early variety.
Non hybrid
Growing tips
Keep frost-free. Good for roasting as it absorbs very little fat.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
35 cm
Row spacing
65 cm
Seeding depth
10 cm
Companion Plants
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Chamomile
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Corn / Maize
Horseradish
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Mint
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsnip
Phacelia / Scorpionweed / Heliotrope
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Black spot of roses
Soft rot
Brown rot
Pests
Ten-lined potato beetle
Nematodes
Aphids
