Berliner Aal
Variety
Berliner Aal
Approved Data
created by steffen a. at 02.02.2021
Features
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
Elongated, thick, green drift and field cucumber, used as salad, pickling and mustard cucumber; old variety from 1878; valuable cultural asset. On the Red List for endangered crops.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Prune occasionally to promote growth and the development of the fruit. Cucumbers need plenty of water and a little fertilizer from time to time.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
50 cm
Row spacing
100 cm
Seeding depth
2 cm
Companion Plants
Alfalfa / Lucerne
Asparagus
Basil
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chervil
Chili
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Corn / Maize
Dill
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garlic
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lentils
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Marjoram
Nasturtium
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsley
Pea
Pepper / Paprika
Soybean
Sunflower
Tarragon
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Soft rot
Root Rot
Dry rot of crucifers
Grey mold
Fusarium
Downy mildew
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Powdery mildews
Ascochyta blight
Pests
Thrips
Caterpillars
Leaf-miner flies
Lygus pratensis
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly
