Slow bolting and disease resistant.
Firm, 11" tall heads weigh 5 1/2-6 1/2 lb. Blemish-free, deep green leaves and broad white ribs with a creamy yellow, blanched interior. The flavor is sweet, tangy, juicy, and delicious! Avg. 135,750 seeds/lb. Packet: 100 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 52
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Notes:
Rubicon is somewhat larger than Minuet, and should be spaced 18" apart (compared to the 12" spacing suitable for Minuet). It is NOT recommended that customers decrease spacing with the goal of smaller heads, because the heads will not become dense.
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Growing Information:
Cabbage, Chinese
CULTURE: SPRING PLANTED CROPS: Use our bolt-resistant varieties. In the greenhouse sow 1"-1 1/2" plug trays and transplant out in 3-5 weeks taking care not to disturb roots, and water-in plants.
SUMMER-FALL PLANTED CROPS: Sow 3 seeds every 12-18" (thin to 1 plant) in rows 18-30" apart, late May to late July, or grow from transplants as above. Observe sowing dates in variety descriptions.
BOLTING: The crop performs best in the gradually decreasing day length and temperatures of late summer. For spring and early summer planted crops, bolt-resistant variety selection is critical! Even the most bolt-resistant varieties may prematurely bolt to seed if young plants are exposed to frost or over a week of sub 50°F (10°C) nights. Wait until about the last frost date or after to direct seed or transplant out, or protect the plants with fabric row covers (see Index).
DISEASE: Practice preventive crop rotation and sanitation.
INSECT PESTS: Control flea beetles and cabbage root maggots with floating row covers from day of planting. ( See Index)
STORAGE: Heads will store 1-2 months in a near-freezing, humid cooler, or in a root cellar if trimmed and wrapped in newspaper.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From transplanting; add 14-21 days for direct seeding.
AVG. PRECISION SEEDING RATE: 3,125'/oz., 7 oz./acre at 3 seeds/ft. in rows 2' apart.
TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 6,500 plants/oz.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: 8,500-8,750 (Avg. 8,625)
PACKET: 100 seeds sows 33'.
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