A maincrop red cabbage with high resistance to one or more types of club root fungus. A tasty variety for pickling or cooking.
Growing Information
Sow February-May thinly direct into a finely raked seedbed at a depth of 13mm (½”). Germination 12-20 days. Transplant with a trowel or dibber when large enough to handle allowing 45cm (18″) between plants each way. Grows best in well cultivated soil liberally manured the previous autumn. If the weather is dry, water in well when transplanting. Alternatively sow August and over-winter in a frame. Plant out in March for June harvest. Sowing ? Cropping: 20-22 weeks.
Sowing Information
Sow February-May thinly direct into a finely raked seedbed at a depth of 13mm (½”). Germination 12-20 days. Transplant with a trowel or dibber when large enough to handle allowing 45cm (18″) between plants each way. Grows best in well cultivated soil liberally manured the previous autumn. If the weather is dry, water in well when transplanting. Alternatively sow August and over-winter in a frame. Plant out in March for June harvest. Sowing – Cropping: 20-22 weeks.
