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Cauliflower Igloo

Description:
An early variety with good, clean, white heads. Can be used as mini-vegetable when grown close together, or at wider spacing for larger heads. Harvest August to November. 50 PLANTS The traditional way is to sow in a nursery bed 1-2cm deep in rows 15cm apart, thin to 8-10cm apart and transplant after about 6 weeks to the growing site. When sowing under gl;ass or in cold frame or polytunnel, use peat pots or modules so the check at transplanting, 6 weeks later, is smaller. Water well and regularly particularly in high summer. Dig and prepare the soil for the cauliflower bed the previous year and tread afterwards to mkae it really firm, (they hate loose soil for their rooots) or the wind will rock and loosen the plants. Choose a sunny position protected from th worst of the wind. Plant spacing varies but as a general rule the linger the plants are in the ground the more space they require. Summer harvesting space 50cm each way; autumn harvesting, space 65cm each way; winter and spring harvesting, space 75cm each way.

SEED COUNT 65

SOW February to April

HARVEST July to November

TYPE Summer/ Autumn vegetable

PLOT Outdoor plot

WHERE TO SOW

Sow outdoors in a seed bed in rows 1.5cm (1/2”) deep in rows 20cm (9”) apart. . For early crops, sow in pots or trays under glass at 16°C.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Thin out the seedlings as they grow to 2.5cm (1”) apart and plant out in permanent site in late May or June 20cm (9”) apart. Glasshouse sowings should be pricked out into trays spacing 5cm (2”) apart, gradually harden off and plant outside as soon as conditions allow.

HANDY TIP

For best result plant in firm ground, dug the previous year. Plant at 45cm (15”) apart for larger sized curds.

NUTRITIONAL VALUES

A good source of iron, manganese, and folic acid. Contains many healthy antioxidants.

Unit Price(£) 1.40 Qty

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