Cauliflower Amabile

Variety name: Cauliflower Amabile

Breeder: Michiel Groen

Seed purchase: Bingenheimer Saatgut AG

Variety description

The variety Amabile is a very early cauliflower with tightly crinkled, dark, grey-green leaves and low growing habit. Matures relatively uniformly and therefore has a short harvesting window. Forms healthy and heavy, very solid white heads. High percentage of grade 8 selections. Good resistance against graininess. Fine, delicate taste.

Growing recommendations

Amabile is suitable for sowing from mid-February to mid/end of March. The plants need around 100 days from sowing to harvest maturity. The harvest window is compact with the main share in the 8-grade.

Additional information

This variety is a newly bred, organic variety. It was cultivated under biodynamic conditions from the start, so that it is optimally adapted to organic cultivation. Varieties that carry the bioverita label are reproducible because they are open pollinated. They offer commercial gardeners an alternative to hybrid seed.