Arola
Arola is a mixed flowering slender cucumber for the greenhouse with long, mid to dark green fruits, which are slightly prickly. It has a thicker skin than most slender cucumbers but can be also eat with its skin. Arola is a very resilient cucumber showing strong resistance to pests and disease and can therefore be harvested well into the autumn. Arola is a real cucumber taste experience! Attention: the fruits are primarily borne on the side shoots. Don't remove them otherwise the fruit is removed too. The side shoots should be trained unshortened.
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Characteristics
parthenocarp/ mixed flowering: mixed flowering
Cultivation
Seed germination temperature: 23-26 °CPlanting distance: 100-150 x 30-40 cmOptimal amount of plants: ca. 2 plants/m²Sowing depth: ca. 2 cmSuitable for growing: under glassAmount of seed needed: direct sowing 20-30 g/aCultivation note: Mixed flowered varieties should not be grown in the same greenhouse as female only varieties.
bred by
Christine Nagel
Current breeding location: Bingenheim, Hessen
Biodynamically bred varieties from Christine Nagel:
pak choi Yorokobi, leek Freezo, cucumber Liefje and Arola
increasingly from
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.
Annegret Rose
Our partner farm Rose Saatzucht is located in the north of Erfurt. There, Annegret Rose has been passionately growing and propagating her impressively beautiful peonies for many years. Before a root can be lifted for sale, the perennial grows in her fields for around 6-7 years. Since 1993, the traditional farm has been cultivating a wide variety of over 200 different types of vegetables, herbs and flowers under Demeter guidelines for seed production.
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