- Start indoors in a warm, well-lighted area from Feb through Late Apr for the earliest of crops. Sow seeds ¼” deep in good compost. Keep evenly moist.
- Seedlings emerge in 5-8 days at 70º F. They do best covered lightly with soil.
- Alternatively sow directly outside from early April – Early Jun.
- Transplanted seedlings grow best at 55º to 65º F. Do not let seedling become more that 5 weeks old because older seedlings do not mature well transplanted.
- Set plants 12-18″ apart in rows 24″ apart.
- Transplant seedlings in late June through July for September through March head harvest.
- Water deeply once a week in dry weather.
- Cultivate or mulch to control weeds.
- High fertility and abundant supply of water throughout the growing season are important




