Autumn sowing

When most crops have been harvested in late summer and the first gaps appear in the beds, it is time for autumn sowing. The aim is to harvest herbs and vegetables throughout the year and to keep the soil covered. Asian salads, lamb’s lettuce, garden cress or spinach can be sown into October and harvested after just a few weeks. Many cabbage varieties are hardy or actually need a good frost to develop their flavor. In addition, winter leek varieties and spring onions are suitable for overwintering. For those in a hurry, we recommend sowing rocket, which is ready to harvest in 3 weeks. Autumn sowing of biennial and perennial herbs and flowers means that they grow and bloom particularly vigorously in spring. Sowing green manure is a good way to revitalize stressed and depleted soils over the fall and winter. After the incorporation of the green manure plants in spring, their nutrients are released and are available for the next crops.

Caroubel (Frieda Welten) - Sugar Peas

Vigorous sugar pea for sowing in October. Hardy in most years. Early and large pods. May require cover towards the end of winter (fleece or branch of a fir tree).

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Castelfranco - Radicchio

A special type of radicchio called the ‘edible rose’ because of its beautiful shape. Rosetted heads with creamy white spreading leaves speckled with red. The refreshing and delicate taste ranges from sweet to pleasantly bitter. Ready to harvest 85-90 days after planting.

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Catalogna a foglie frastagliate - Catalogna

Leaf chicory with an intense green color and long white veins. Forms a large clump with elongated leaves and serrated edges. Harvest the leaves or as a whole rosette. The inner, tender leaves are good for salads, the outer, more tart leaves are good steamed.

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Catalogna del Veneto (Aurelia TT) - Catalogna

Forms compact bushy plants.Leaves are reminiscent of dandelion, will grow up to 60 cm in length. Fast growing leaves can be harvested individually, and can be consumed raw or cooked.

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Chez-Le-Bart - Butterhead Lettuces

Light green variety, with 'overflowing' red leaf edges, for early autumn cultivation. Large to very large heads, can be harvested over a long period.

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Chioggia - Beetroot

Interesting, traditional variety from Italy. Outside bright light-red. Inside alternating red and white layers. Particularly suited for salads. Layers lose definition during cooking.

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Cima di Rapa - (May) Turnip

Speciality originally from Italy, young aromatic leaves, stems and buds can all be consumed. Taste-wise Cima di Rapa is reminiscent of broccoli. Comparatively undemanding in cultivation.

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Colourful Beetroots - Beetroot

This colorful mix consists of 5 rare varieties acclaimed by ProSpecieRara. They vary both in color, shape and taste. Use raw or cooked as a salad or vegetables.

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Compacta Verde - Chard

Compact leaf beet for single harvest. Originally from Italy, has been bred by Sativa over a number of years to resist bolting and thus be suitable for growing conditions north of the Alps.

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Coquille de Louviers - Corn Salad (Lamb's Lettuce)

Medium-green, spoon-shaped variety for cultivation outdoors. Can also be grown in cold frame - but ensure sufficient ventilation.

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Cracoviensis - Leaf lettuce

Already documented in 1885, large-headed variety, frost tolerant. Tasty. Can be cultivated in the second half of the year for its stems ('asparagus lettuce').

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Creso - Dwarf French Beans

Attractive pale yellow wax bean. The long, pencil-thin pods are string-free. This early ripening and vigorous bush bean can be harvested for a long time.

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Cress

Common, fast growing variety with feathery leaves. For spring, autumn and for forcing in winter. Sow thickly. Do not cover seeds with soil, just tap the container, and keep moist for the first couple of days.

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D'Egypte (Ägyptische Plattrunde) - Beetroot

Variety with short foliage, particularly useful for early cultivation. Best bolting resistance of all varieties. Dark-red flesh, flat cushion-shape. Sow later for storage over winter.

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Dario KS - Kohlrabi

Compared to Enrico, it develops somewhat flatter tubers with more prolific foliage and takes 3-5 days more before it is ready to harvest. Both varieties are made attractive through their vigorous growth, high yield and lack of woodiness. Variety bred by Sativa.

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De Nice à fruit rond - Courgette/Zucchini

Bushy plants with round, light-green fruit, which should be harvested when young (size of a tennis ball). If fully grown ca. 500- 1.5 kg in weight. Limited storage capability.

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Deliva (SAT 46) - Carrots

Nantaise carrot bred by Sativa with uniform roots and good yield. The roots are smooth and tasty. Carrot suitable for washing and storing.

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Dolciva KS - Carrots

Juicy variety, bred by Sativa with an emphasis on taste. Good storage, but also excellent for fresh consumption, harvest in summer. Time to maturity 120 days. Skin not likely to crack.

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Dyna - Kohlrabi

Light blue kohlrabi for autumn harvesting. Vigorous growth, keeps well. If there is sufficient moisture bulbs will grow quite big, but flesh remains tender. Cultivation similar to Superschmelz.

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Early Purple Sprouting - Sprouting Broccoli

This variety has purple buds and tender stalks, which ripen at the end of winter when hardly any other fresh vegetables are around. New side shoots continue to form on purple sprouting broccoli, which can be harvested multiple times. Bred by Sativa.

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Elan - Corn Salad (Lamb's Lettuce)

Very fast-growing, downy mildew resistant variety, suitable for cultivation outdoors as well as under glass or in polytunnels. Grows even faster than Vit.

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Elmoro - Dwarf French Beans

Very vigorous and persistent flowering variety. The straight, green pods are full of flavor. The black seed color is especially pretty when mature. Suitable for outdoor cultivation and under protection.

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Enrico KS - Kohlrabi

White, flat and round variety with medium foliage. Develops fast and suitable for all cultivation periods except for midsummer. Slight tendency to split and to develop a purple color. Variety bred by Sativa.

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Étampes - Corn Salad (Lamb's Lettuce)

Dark-green variety, not so fast-growing, for outdoor cultivation. Better able to withstand strong frost compared to other varieties. Also, slower in spring to become stalky. Leaves stay separate without sticking together.

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