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New! Much-improved Packman type.

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Product ID: 2812
Blue Wind (F1)

(Brassica oleracea (italica group))
New! Much-improved Packman type.
Heads are medium sized, blue green with small, attractive beads. Compared to Packman, Blue Wind is a day earlier, much more attractive, a little easier to harvest and more uniform. Suitable for spring and summer sowings. Avg. 110,000 seeds/lb. Mini: 100 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 49

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Product Price Quantity  
Mini
$3.10  
1,000 Seeds
$8.40  
5,000 Seeds
$35.95  
25,000 Seeds
$154.00  
100,000 Seeds
$545.00  
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CULTURE: Broccoli is closely related to cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts and, like these other members of the Brassica genus, requires a fertile soil with good moisture-holding capacity or irrigation. While more heat-tolerant varieties such as Windsor are being developed, broccoli does not generally do well in hot weather, the best success being with spring and fall crops. PLANTING, DISEASES, INSECT PESTS, IMPORTANT NOTES: See under "Cabbage." TYPICAL PLANT POPULATION: 43,560 plants/acre (1 sq. ft./plant) spaced 8" apart in rows 18" apart. HARVEST: Before flower buds open, cut center head. Hydrocool or ice as soon as possible. Harvest secondary side shoots regularly to encourage continued production. Irrigate regularly. STORAGE: Store at 32°F (0°C) 10-14 days. DAYS TO MATURITY: From date of transplanting; add about 20 days if direct seeding. AVG. PRECISION SEEDING RATE: 583'/1,000 seeds, 50,000 seeds (avg. 8.3 oz.)/acre spaced 7" apart in rows 18" apart. TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 850 plants/1,000 seeds. SIZED SEEDS: Except where noted otherwise. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 70,000-150,000 (avg. 96,000). MINI: 0.5 gm. (avg. 100 seeds unless otherwise noted).
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