Being tested. Seed for trialling. Malachita is a low, open-growing courgette with light green striped fruits that can be easily harvested by twisting off the plant. Early maturing and relatively homogeneous. Pretty fruit shape, quite compact, smooth-skinned and very uniform. Stores well after harvest. Highly robust to powdery mildew.Being tested. Seed for trialling. Malachita is a delicate and low-growing courgette with light green striped fruits that can be easily harvested by twisting off the plant. The fruits are very pretty, short, slightly stout with smooth skin. They have an early onset of harvest and become resistant to powdery mildew. Suitable for balconies and raised beds.
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Characteristics for Malachita
Colour of the fruit: gestreiftShape of fruit: cylindrical
Cultivation for Courgette
Planting distance: ca. 100 x 100 cm Seed germination temperature: 18-20 °COptimal amount of plants: 1 plant/m²Sowing depth: ca. 3 cm
bred by
Photo by: Hendrik Rauch
Kornelia Becker
Current breeding location: Bingenheim, Hessen
Biodynamically bred varieties from Kornelia Becker: