Roter Winter
Variety
Roter Winter
created by steffen a. at 28.02.2021
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
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Description
Winterhead lettuce. Very old variety, extremely fast-growing and robust. Towering, almost conical heads with horn-shaped recurved leaves, light green outside with rusty brown touch on edges and crimps. Diameter 25 cm, height 20 cm, firm leaf, for overwintering outdoors and harvesting in spring.
F1 Hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
Small plants go into winter unprotected, continue to grow in spring. Sow in Sept. - mid-Oct.
Details
Light requirement
Semi-shaded
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Plant distance
25 cm
Row spacing
25 cm
Seeding depth
0.5 cm
Companion Plants
Artichoke
Arugula / Rocket
Asparagus
Aubergine / Eggplant
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Black salsify
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Carrots
Cauliflower
Chervil
Chickpea
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Leeks
Miner's lettuce / Indian lettuce / Winter purslane
Mint
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Pea
Physalis
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Savory
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Tarragon
Turnip
Turnip-rooted chervil
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Downy mildew
Pests
Aphids
Flea beetles
Land snails
