Broccoli Calabrese Natalino ORGANIC Seeds

Broccoli Calabrese Natalino ORGANIC Seeds - Irish Plants Direct 

 

This Italian heirloom variety has a long harvesting period with excellent crops of dark green tasty heads. 

 

After the heads are harvested the plant will produce plenty of tasty side shoots. 

 

An excellent variety that has a long cropping season. 

 

Seed Qty 1.5gram

 

 

Brassicas require a fertile well drained soil in partial shade that has been well dug in autumn they do not grow well in acidic soil so adding lime to the soil may be necessary. 

 

Sow indoors  between February - March in seed trays of moist compost.

Transplant to larger pots when the seedlings are large enough to handle when the plants have around 5 leaves harden off and transplant outside to their final growing position, spacing the plants around 45cm apart and 45cmcm between rows treading the plants in well.

 

 

Alternatively sow out doors between April July in a seed bed sowing thinly in drills 1.25cm deep thin the seedlings eventually spacing the plants 45cm apart and 30cm between rows in their final planting position treading the plants in well.

 

Keep well watered during summer. 

 

 

 

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