Description
The historic Black Plum variety with its dark red, pithy flesh and a fruit weight of 45 g is predestined for use in soups and sauces. However, the blocky, oval, mild fruits are also suitable for salads. The vigorous plant should be regularly pinched out and tied up. A sufficient supply of nutrients increases the yield. Our historical varieties were selected for performance, health and taste in “covered field cultivation” with a low level of fertilization and without additional irrigation.
Location requirements
Moderate requirements for fertilization and watering, sunny and airy and protected from direct rain.
Sowing
From mid-February. The aim is to plant flowering and frost-free. Sowing depth 0.2 – 0.5 cm.
Germination
18 – 24 °C, 10 – 14 days.
Plantation
After the first leaf has formed, prick out and pot up. The plant should be covered with soil just below the cotyledons to allow sufficient roots to form.
Distances
60 x 60 cm or in a 10 liter bucket.
Harvest
From July.
