Worth knowing:
Goldana is a fast-growing, yellow cabbage turnip variety. Its light yellow flesh is aromatic and tender. Goldana is one of the best root vegetable varieties for late cultivation and maintain its mild, nutty and firm texture even far into the winter without getting woody. Even the Goldana reaches a size of about 10 to 13 cm when ripe, it already develops its best taste and texture with around 8 cm. However, you will need to have patience with this variety as it grows slower than others, but it is absolutely worth waiting.
Natural Location:
The origin of cabbage turnip is believed to be the Mediterranean region. Today, Germany is one the main cultivation areas in Europe.
Cultivation:
You can start cultivation from January until March in a wind-sheltered cold frame with a fleece cover for frosty nights, or in pot on your windowsill. Plant three seeds per planting hole about 1 cm deep into coconut substrate or organic vegetable substrate. After germination, you can prick the seedlings out leaving only the strongest one. It will take about four to six weeks after seeding until the seedlings have properly developed. A temperature between 15° and 20° Celsius would be ideal for germination. Starting from the end of May, when there are no frosty nights ahead anymore, and as soon as the seedlings have developed a proper rooting, they can be planted out in the open. Provide some underlining/padding with compost and place the seedlings deep enough into the soil so that the roots are covered with about 1 cm of earth. Leave about 40 to 50 cm space between the plants.
Place:
The plant has high nutrient demand and grows best at a sunny place of the vegetable patch and in well-grounded, nutritious soil with a good water storage capacity.
Care:
The plant requires watering and nutrition regularly. Water generously, especially on hot days, but avoid water-logging. Weeding and loosening the surrounding soil from time to time will be rewarded by the plant producing a better harvest and flavour. After planting out, you may regularly provide your Broccoli with organic vegetable fertilizer until about two to three weeks before harvesting.
During the winter:
The plant should be re-seeded every year.
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