This hardy, vigorous and delicious crop is easy to grow and ideal for small and large gardens. Plants thrive in cool weather, wrapper leaves semi-open. Heirloom variety.
Culture: Sow in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Can be started indoors and transplanted outdoors when plants are 1 to 2 months old.
Harvest: Between 60-100 days.
Nutrition: Vitamin C, calcium, low calorie, just 30 per servings.
Suggestions: Delicious when cooked or eaten raw. Use in salads and coleslaw.
- Planting Depth: 1/4"-1/2" (0.635-1.25 cm.)
- Seed Spacing: 4" (10 cm.)
- Spacing Between Rows: 24"-36" (60-90 cm.)
- Days to Germination: 5-14
- Spacing After Thinning: 18"-24" (45-60 cm.)
- Days to Maturity: 60-100