Rodynda
The vigorous, short stemmed red cabbage Rodynda has a powerful root system and strong leaf growth. Dense, elliptical heads with a short inner stem. Short to medium term storage. Rodynda is sweet and aromatic, not strong in taste and with a good flavour. Suitable for eating raw.
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Cultivation
Seed germination temperature: 15-20 °CPlanting distance: early cabbages ca. 50 x 40 cm summer and autumn cabbages ca. 60 x 50 cm, for smaller heads ca. 50 x 35 cm cabbages for processing ca. 60 x 60 cm summer and autumn cabbages 3-4 plants/m², for smaller heads 5-6 plants/m² cabbages for processing 2.5-3 plants/m²
bred by

Dieter Bauer
Current breeding location: Bad Vilbel, Hessen
Biodynamically bred varieties from Dieter Bauer:
White cabbage Domarna, Donator, Dowinda and Dottenfelder Dauer, red cabbage Rodynda, carrots Ronka and Rodelika

increasingly from

Gartenbau Walsegarten
At the Walsegarten farm, Sebastian Vornhecke propagates seeds based on biodynamic principles. The farm is located in Dietzenrode, at the western edge of Thuringia near the Werratal, approximately 30 km south of Göttingen. The surrounding landscape is shaped by the forested ridges of the Hainich.

Gärtnerei der Lebensgemeinschaft Bingenheim
The farm of the Lebensgemeinschaft Bingenheim is located in the direct neighbourhood of the Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, also in Echzell-Bingenheim, in the Wetterau region at the transition to the basalt ridge of the Vogelsberg. It operates on biodynamic principles, growing vegetables and producing seeds.
Gärtnerei Spiren / Per Andersen
Gartneriet Spiren is a third-generation family business specialising in seed propagation and is managed by Per Anderssen in Skaelskor, Denmark.