When is Romanesco season?

The garden season

Romanesco is in season from May to October. If you Growing Romanesco preferring to do so is advisable. So you can start the harvest season early.

requirements

The Mediterranean plant is a heavy consumer and needs well-prepared soil. One Green manure or spreading compost and Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) provides the vegetables with sufficient nutrients. It grows in loamy and deep soils that have a high water storage capacity. A calcareous environment has the same positive effect on growth as a warm and sunny place.

Cultivation

Cultivation is low in nutrients from February onwards Potting soil possible. The sowing depth is half a centimeter. At a temperature of twelve degrees, the first cotyledons appear after seven days. Three weeks later, you can use the Prick out the seeds.

Variety overview:

• year-round cultivation: 'Cello' F1 is a vigorous variety with high yields
• Late summer variety: 'Veronica' F1 as a new variety that develops even flowers
• autumn: 'Gitano' F1 develops compact growth and good yields

Transplant into the bed about a month later, when the young plants are strong enough. Pay attention to a planting distance of 50 centimeters. If you want to sow the seeds directly in the field, you should wait until the end of March. With this early sowing, cultivation begins in July, while early seedlings start in May Income bring.

care

The variety of Brassica oleracea requires a lot of sun and high air circulation. During the growing season, the vegetables attach great importance to regular watering, because Romanesco, like cauliflower, has the greatest water requirement of all types of cabbage. A layer of mulch prevents the soil from drying out quickly and stores heat.

During the season, you should use the soil one or two times Horn mealfertilize and occasionally Herbal manure administer. If necessary, loosen the soil and pile up the plants to encourage leaf growth.

To harvest

About eight to ten weeks after planting, the first Romanesco heads usher in the harvest season. When the outer bracts have a luscious dark green color and lie close to the head, the perfect harvest time has come. The light green flower in the middle should be well developed but not yet open. The sooner you harvest the heads, the milder and more tender they taste. Wilted and yellow leaves indicate that the Romanesco is overripe.