calabrese 'Belstar'

Grow in fertile, well compacted, non-acid soil in full sun. Sow thinly between April-June at a depth of 1cm in rows 30cm apart and thin seedlings to 10cm apart when large enough to handle. Can be sown indoors in a seed tray of good quality seed compost and covered with 6mm of vermiculite, maintain at 15 degrees until germination then prick out into individual cells. See Vegetable Cultivation

No pruning required

May be susceptible to birds, cabbage caterpillar, cabbage root fly, cabbage whitefly, cutworms, flea beetle, mealy cabbage aphid, slugs and snails, swede midge

May be susceptible to black rot, clubroot, grey mould, leaf spot, white blister, downy mildew