Cole Crops
Broccoli
Seedbed Preparation Heavy work Finish work Fertilizer Pre-plant Starter Head Initiation Herbicide Docthal Fumigation
Planting Seed July Transplant August Plant Spacing 9” Row Spacing 30”-36”
Thinning Stage of Growth At 2”-4”
Insects Cabbage Looper Aphids Harlequin Bug
Cabbage Looper
Aphids
Harlequin Bug
Diseases Black Leg Club Root Fusarium Wilt Black Rot
Black Leg
Club Root
Fusarium Wilt
Black Rot
Harvesting Well developed buds but not showing yellow petals Buds at 3”-6” in diameter Cut 8” Double layer the carton with ice cap
Cabbage
Seedbed Preparation Heavy work Finish work Fertilizer Pre-plant Starter Head Initiation Herbicide Docthal Fumigation
Planting Seed July Transplant August Plant Spacing 12”-18” Row Spacing 30”-36”
Insects Cabbage Looper Aphids Harlequin Bug
Cabbage Looper
Aphids
Harlequin Bug
Diseases Black Leg Club Root Fusarium Wilt Black Rot
Black Leg
Club Root
Fusarium Wilt
Black Rot
Harvesting Want solid heads Want 2-3 wrapping leaves Low temperatures of 50°F and below Yields 6-8 tons/acre for early cabbage Yields tons/acre for late cabbage
Harvester
Cauliflower
Heavy work Finish Work Fertilizer: Pre-plant Starter Head Initiation Herbicide Docthal Fumigation Seedbed Preparation
Seed In July Transplant August Plant Spacing 9” Row Spacing 30”-36” Planting
Cabbage Looper Aphids Harlequin Bug Insects
Cabbage Looper
Aphids
Harlequin Bug
Black Leg Club Root Fusarium Wilt Black Rot Diseases
Blackleg Cabbage
Club Rot
Fusarium Wilt Cabbage
Black Rot Cabbage
Mature when white Heads 4½”-6½” heads/acre Harvesting