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Sds/g:300-350                     Feed Requirements: High + sidedress                            Usual Seed Life:4 years

Cultural Notes:

• Transplants can be started indoors in the cooler months and planted out 4-5 weeks later after being hardened off and the days are lengthening. If the seedlings are any older or become root bound you will get a poor crop.
• Sow seed with a mix of varieties to spread the harvest period over a longer period from one sowing. 
• The early spring plantings are the trickiest of the brassicas to grow. January and February plantings will head in autumn and winter. Overwintered varieties planted in late February and March will head up by the mid September.
• Cover the white curds of the head with leaves when frosts are likely in order to protect them from 'burning' and getting brown patches.

Problems:

• Keep on top of slugs, especially for early sowings.
• Cabbage moth/grubs need to be controlled with regular sprayings of Dipel.
• Lack of molydenum in the soil causes weak leaves and poor curds.

Harvest:

• Harvest tight curds and eat raw or cooked. Curds that mature in hot weather are generally of poorer quality.