Marathon F1 Calabrese Seed

PRODUCT CODE:  CAL 012

Adaptabilty and realibility to produce good heads. Versatile and can be harvested over long season, including over-winter sowings. Optimum quality from Sept sowings for June harvest, and May sowings for Sept-Oct harvest.
A medium late type with attractive, fine grained heads. The heads ae large and blue-green in colour.

Sow: February to August

Planting period: March to July

Matures: May to November

Direct Drilled per acre: Large heads 29,000seeds  or 100g, Small heads 40,000 seeds or 125g

Target Plant population  per /acre: Large heads 14,000, Small heads 40,000

Germination: 13-15°C

Row width: 45-60cm

* For very early crops sow under glass in Feb & transplant April. For overwintering crops sow in September