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Italian Cauliflower Romanesco Ottobrino

£1.39

A fantastic variety from Italy that produces stunning yellow green heads of spiral rosettes with an excellent flavour. Many Romanesco cauliflowers are spring maturing but this rare one that comes ready in the autumn, thus avoiding the need to overwinter it.

  • Seed Count: 4.5 gm

1768 in stock

SKU: CAU01 Categories: ,

Italian Cauliflower Romanesco Ottobrino – Growing Instructions

  • Start indoors in a warm, well-lighted area from early March through May  for the earliest of crops.
  • Sow seeds 0.5cm deep in good compost. Keep evenly moist. They do best covered lightly with soil.
  • Seedlings emerge in 5-8 days at 21ºC.
  • Alternatively sow directly outside from early April.
  • Transplant seedlings by at least Mid-summer.
  • Try not to let seedling become more that 5 weeks old because older seedlings do not mature well transplanted.
  • Set plants 45cm apart in rows 60cm apart.
  • Transplant seedlings in late June for Oct – Nov head harvest.
  • Water deeply once a week in dry weather.
  • High fertility and abundant supply of water throughout the growing season are important.

Italian Cauliflower Romanesco Ottobrino – Key Facts

Type: Hardy Annual
Time to Germinate: 5-10 Days
Temperature Required: 21°c
Days to Maturity: 70-80 Days
Light: Full Sun

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