Cauliflower: Italian Di Sicilia Violetto

Approximately 25 Seeds

A stunning regional cauliflower variety from Sicily. Medium-late rounded deep purple curds with excellent flavour are produced on a voluminous plant that forms side shoots after the main head is cut. Stunning colourful additional when raw to dips, will turn green when cooked, although steaming retains some colour.

• Start indoors in a warm, well-lighted area from early March through June for the earliest of crops.
• Sow seeds ¼” deep in good compost.
• Keep evenly moist.
• Seedlings emerge in 5-8 days at 70º F.
• They do best covered lightly with soil.
• Alternatively sow directly outside from early April.
• Transplant seedlings outside at least 2-3 weeks before your last frost date.
• They grow best at 55º to 65º F.
• Do not let seedling become more that 5 weeks old because older seedlings do not mature well transplanted.
• Set plants 18″ apart in rows 24″ apart.
• Transplant seedlings in late June through July for Dec – Jan head harvest.
• Water deeply once a week in dry weather.
• Cultivate or mulch to control weeds.
• High fertility and abundant supply of water throughout the growing season are important