Fothergill's Cauliflower Aalsmeer Seeds

Details:

• Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea botrytis, a reliable and robust member of the brassica family.
• Superb Winter Hardiness: Specially bred to withstand severe winter weather, making it an incredibly dependable choice for overwintering on UK allotments and vegetable plots.
• Curd Quality: Produces beautifully deep, heavy, and firm white heads that are tightly packed and full of traditional, crisp flavour.
• Early Spring Harvesting: Stands out as one of the earliest spring cauliflowers to mature, successfully bridging the tricky late-winter to early-spring harvest gap.
• Nutritional Value: A highly nutritious kitchen garden staple, packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibre for healthy family meals.
• Growing Versatility: Offers flexible cultivation options; seeds can be started reliably indoors in seed trays or sown directly outdoors into their final positions.

Care Instructions:

• Sowing & Cultivation: Start seeds indoors or in a dedicated outdoor seedbed, transplanting the young seedlings into firm, rich, and well-drained soil once they are strong enough.
• Soil Requirements: Thrives best in a sunny spot with fertile, heavy soil that has been well-manured prior to planting out.
• Winter Protection: While highly winter hardy, firming the soil well around the base of the stems prevents wind-rock during stormy winter months. Netting is also recommended to safeguard the green canopy from hungry winter birds.