Blue bacon
Blue bacon is a variety of kohlrabi ( Brassica oleracea var. Gongylodes ), more precisely a variety of cabbage that was first marketed in Germany in 1925 and is therefore no longer protected by the German Federal Office of Varieties . It is characterized by a blue-red shell and very large sprout tubers. It is suitable for outdoor cultivation, but does not tolerate night frosts and can therefore only be sown from the end of March, beginning of April and into June. The harvest time is accordingly late from July to October. Blue bacon can be stored for several months, is suitable for freeze preservation and is tender and soft as butter when consumed.
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Becker: Handbook of the entire vegetable cultivation , Parey, 1950, p. 240.
- ↑ List of kohlrabi varieties at the Bundessortenamt (queried September 3, 2009) .
- ↑ Profile ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at flower seed shop.
literature
- Association of Graduated Gardeners: Festschrift for the 25th anniversary of university horticultural studies in Germany . Techn. Univ. Berlin, 1955, pp. 53-54