Calabrese 'Chevalier' F1 - 5 Seedlings (190243) Price £ 4.95

Calabrese 'Chevalier' F1 - 5 Seedlings (190243) - This is what many of us call broccoli, but is correctly called calabrese. This very prolific variety is a tasty, deep-green with a large, central flower head, followed by lots of smaller side shoots. It grows quickly and will mature three months from sowing in mid-spring for harvesting from summer until the frosts.
To protect it from the caterpillars, grow under netting, enviromesh or undercover if you have the room. Ideally do two sowings spread 10 weeks apart.

Genus:
Calabrese
Variety:
'Chevalier' F1
Type:
Hardy Annual
Sowing: Sow under cover in modules from mid spring, March-May.
Site:
In full sun, with fertile, moist but well-drained, firm soil.

Final Thinning/Planting
Distance: 30cm
Harvesting:
Harvest from summer to frosts, June - December, when the head measures 10-15cm across. 12 weeks from sowing.
Care tips:
Protect plants from cabbage white butterflies.
Cooking Notes:
Great variety for freezing.


Price £ 4.95

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