Berns (KS-KOW-UB-GRE)
Berns is a medium early, uniform, pointed cabbage variety head surrounded by relatively dark grey-green leaves. Harmonious head-to-leaf ratio and a point that is gently rounded. Matures some 10 days later than Eersteling. Medium sized heads 800-1000 g. Resistant to splitting. Suitable for growing outdoors throughout the season. Extends harvest when planted at the same time as Eersteling.
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Characteristics
Use white cabbage: fresh marketHead form: pointed cabbage
Cultivation
Seed germination temperature: 15-20 °CPlanting distance: early and small pointed headed 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 ca. 3-4 plants/m², for smaller heads ca. 5-6 plants/m² cabbages for processing ca. 2.5-3 plants/m²
bred by
Ulrike Behrendt
Current breeding location: Oldendorfer Saatzucht: Holste, Niedersachsen
Biodynamically bred varieties from Ulrike Behrendt:
cucumber Helena, Cleopha and Kalomira, dalad Emmi, Lotta, Saragossa, Krischan and Finja, carrots Fynn and Vitella, beetroot Robuschka, tomato Ruthje, cabbage Berns, squash Zaphito, endive Mascha
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 Grünerlei / Johannes Schlosser
The Bioland-certified Grünerlei farm, managed by Johannes Schlosser, is located in Jagstzell, at the transition between the Virngrund and the Hohenlohe Plain.
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