Cauliflower 'Snowball Early'
Cauliflower 'Snowball Early' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Snowball Early' is an open-pollinated variety well-suited for cooler areas. It is reliable and self-blanching. It forms tight, solid, pure white 15 cm heads that are crisp and tender. It has excellent quality and is good fresh or frozen. Days to harvest: 50 - 65.
Product: Cauliflower 'Snowball Early'
Product type: SEED (150)
Botanical name: Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group
'Snowball Early' is an open-pollinated variety well-suited for cooler areas. It is reliable and self-blanching. It forms tight, solid, pure white 15 cm heads that are crisp and tender. It has excellent quality and is good fresh or frozen. Days to harvest: 50 - 65.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Plant height: 45 - 60 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 8 - 25°C soil temp.
Temperate: Late Dec - May; very cool areas Oct-Feb; inland Feb - Sept.
Subtropical: Unlikely to do well
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow 10 mm deep into seed tray or seedbed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained soil; pH 6 - 7.5; heavy feeder, add compost
Rows: 60 - 75 cm apart
Details: Transplant seedlings by first removing the seed leaves and planting deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves, this stabilises plants and speeds maturity
Harvest: 52 - 70 days: harvest while heads are still tight and white
150 seeds per packet
Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group
Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Cauliflower 'Snowball Early'
'Snowball Early' is an open-pollinated variety well-suited for cooler areas. It is reliable and self-blanching. It forms tight, solid, pure white 15 cm heads that are crisp and tender. It has excellent quality and is good fresh or frozen. Days to harvest: 50 - 65.