Vegetable Description: Long Island Improved is the most common and widely adapted open pollinated variety for the home garden! Compact plants grow up to 24 inches tall and produce huge amounts of tender, tight heads that average 1 ½ “ in diameter. Relative maturity is 80 to 115 days from sowing.

Vegetable Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

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Vegetable Duration: Annual

Vegetable Days to Maturity: 90

Vegetable Seeds Per Oz: 11700

Vegetable Height: 36” to 48”

Vegetable Spacing: 24” to 30”

Vegetable Planting: Sow seeds indoors before last frost, or direct sow seeds outside after last frost. Plant seeds about 1/4” under soil surface, with 24” - 36” between plants.

Vegetable Seed Saving: Allow seed heads to dry on plants; then remove heads, break them open, and collect seeds. Clean and dry the seeds before storage in cool dry conditions.

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