Helena

Sowing calendar

Characteristics

parthenocarp/ mixed flowering: parthenocarp

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

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

>>Find out more about organic breeding here

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 Apfeltraum / Annette Glaser und Boris Laufer

The Demeter-certified Apfeltraum farm, managed by Annette Glaser and Boris Laufer, is located in Müncheberg, Brandenburg, east of Berlin.

Oldendorfer Saatzucht / Florian Jordan

The Oldendorfer Saatzucht in Holste, north of Bremen, propagates seeds and breeds according to biodynamic principles. In their associated garden farm Oldendorf, they also sell exclusively open-pollinated varieties through their CSA. 

Oldendorfer Saatzucht / Florian Jordan

The Oldendorfer Saatzucht in Holste, north of Bremen, propagates seeds and breeds according to biodynamic principles. In their associated garden farm Oldendorf, they also sell exclusively open-pollinated varieties through their CSA.