Vegetable

• Crops in : 30-70 days

Description

Produces pure white, juicy stems.

Ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as 'baby leaf' or 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings for 'baby leaf' can be made under cloches or fleece.

Sowing Instructions

Sow March to July. Sow thinly, 12mm (½in) deep, in rows 38cm ( 15in) apart.

Aftercare

Keep well watered throughout the growing period to avoid bolting and lack of flavour.

Harvest : April to October.

Kitchen Notes

For use in salads or stir fries as a 'baby leaf', used in a variety of Oriental dishes, as a cooked vegetable when semi mature or as fully grown heads.