Cauliflower 'Snowball Improved'
Cauliflower 'Snowball Improved' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Snowball Improved' is an open-pollinated variety well suited from cooler areas to as far north as the cooler parts of South-East QLD. 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: 52 - 70.
Product: Cauliflower 'Snowball Improved'
Product type: SEED (150)
Botanical name: Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group
An open-pollinated variety well suited from temperate areas to as far north as the cooler parts of SE QLD. 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.
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 Improved'
Snowball Improved' is an open-pollinated variety well suited from cooler areas to as far north as the cooler parts of South-East QLD. 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: 52 - 70.