Violetta Italia - Cauliflower Seeds
Violetta Italia cauliflower brings a distinctive color to your garden. Celebrated for its gentle, slightly nutty flavor, this purple cauliflower offers a delightful taste that sets it apart from the typical white cauliflower. Abounding in nutrients like vitamins C and K, alongside various antioxidants, it provides valuable nutritional content. Flourishing in cooler temperatures and well-drained, fertile soil, these cauliflowers are known to produce side shoots following the harvest of the central head. 400 mg ~ 100 seeds.
GROWING TIPS
For spring planting, start seed indoors 5-7 weeks before transplanting into the garden. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 50-85 degrees. Transplant to the garden 2 to 3 weeks before your average last frost date. For fall planting, start transplants 7-9 weeks before average first frost or direct sow in garden late summer. Cauliflower should be blanched when the head is about 2 to 3 inches for a white head. Pull 3 to 4 leaves over the head and rubber band. Blanching time is about 4 to 8 days.
SEED FACTS
Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Days to Maturity: 60-75
Seed Depth: 1/2"
Days to Sprout: 4-10
Plant Spacing: 9-18"
Row Spacing: 2-3'
Light Requirements: Sunny / shade tolerant
Plant Height: 24-30"
Life Cycle: Annual
Frost Hardy: Yes