Kings Seeds Calabrese Purple Rain F1
Description
A purple cape type. Can be cut as a close head like a cauliflower and used as florets or allow the heads to stretch and cut as tips or short spears like calabrese. Delicious cooked or raw. Harvest September to October.
When to Sow Purple Rain Seeds
April to June
Plant out
June to July.
Where to Sow
Sowings can be made in trays or modules under glass at 13°C. Later sowings can be made into a seed bed in shallow drills 2cm (3/4") deep in short rows.
What to do Next
As soon as glasshouse seedlings show their first pair of leaves, prick off into trays 5cm (2") apart or thin modules to one seedling per cell. Gradually harden off before planting out, spacing plants 40-45cm (16-18in) apart between plants and 45-60cm (18-24in) between the rows. Outdoor sowings should be thinned to 7-10cm (3-4in) apart, then once plants are 15cm (6in) tall, they can be lifted and transplanted to their final planting positions, spaced the same as detailed above.
Handy Tip
A longer harvest period can be achieved if florets are left to stretch and used like Calabrese.
Harvest
September to October.
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