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Planting Guide: Barassica
Transplant To Seed Rate Row Width Plan Head Average Remarks
Harvest Days (Kg/Ha) (Cm) Spacing Shape Head Weight
(Cm) (Kg)
BROCCOLI
Green Sprouting 60 0.3 60 30 - 0.6 More adapted to warmer and humid conditions than cabbage. Prefers deep fertile loam soil.
Calabrese
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Jade Cross F1 Hybrid 140 0.3 70 45 - Requires cool conditions. Best on medium, well-drained loam soil.
Covent Garden 120 0.3 70 40
CABBAGE
Copenhagen Market 65 0.3 60 45 Round 2 Prefers cool conditions. Suitable for areas with well-distributed moderate to heavy rainfall. Should be planted in well-drained soil. Light soil with low organic matter is unsuitable.
Prize Drumhead 95 0.3 70 60 Flat 4
Red Rock 70 0.3 60 45 Round 3
Red Monte Christo 80 0.3 60 45 Round 2
Chinese Michihili 50 0.3 60 50 Oval 2
Golden Acre 65 0.3 60 60 Round 2
Sugar Loaf 75 0.3 60 60 Conical 2
Glory Of Enkhuizen 65 0.3 60 45 Round 2
Early Drumhead 90 0.3 70 60 Flat 4
Gloria F1 Hybrid 75 0.3 50 45 Round 5.5 Ideal in warm-hot areas. Can get heavier depending on nutrition in the case of selling on weight basis.
Pruktor F1 Hybrid 70 0.3 60 60 High round 5.5 High resistance to black rot. Has shown considerable resistance to Diamond Back Moth
Riana F1 Hybrid 95 0.3 60 60 Semi-Flat 4.5 High resistance to Black Rot.
Rotan F1 Hybrid 70 0.3 45 45 Semi-Flat 4 Heat tolerant
Field Winner F1 80 0.3 60 60 Semi-Flat 4 Black Rot resistant. Sweet taste
CAULIFLOWER
Extra Early Six Weeks 65 0.3 45 45 Curd is round and firm 1.2 More exacting in climatic requirements. Soils should be clean and high in organic matter.
Italian Giant 75 0.3 45 45 White, smooth and firm curd 1.3 High temperatures not favourable.
Early Snowball 70 0.3 45 45 Round firm 1 Good leaf cover thus protected from the sun.
Curd
Kibo Giant 75 0.3 45 45 Snow white, compact and fine grained curd 1 Large wrapper leaves
KOHL RABI
White Vienna 55 1 30 10 Requires cool weather conditions
Purple Vienna 55 1 30 10 Well-flavored stems
SWISS CHARD
Fordhook Giant 50 7.5 40 20 Fordhook has dark green curled leaves and white stalks. Lucullus leaves are yellow green with thin white stalks. Suitable for a wide range of climatic conditions. Plant on well-drained light soil.
Lucullus 50 7.5 40 20
SPINACH
Monstrous Viroflay 40 8 40 25 Rapid growth has medium green colour, smooth leaf.
KALE
Sukuma Siku Hybrid 50 0.3 60 45 Curled leaves Has good tolerance to Diamond Back Moth. Leaves have a softer texture and good cooking flavour. Longer harvesting period.
Marrow Stem 50 0.3 60 60 Dark green leaves Prefers cool climate with moderate to fairly heavy and well-distributed rainfall Light fertile soil with organic matter preferable.
Thousand Headed 50 0.3 60 60 Smaller leaves than Collards
Collards (Sukuma Wiki) 50 0.3 60 60 Broad blue-green leaves It is widely adapted. Tolerant To Soft and Black Rot
 
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