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'Romanesco' Cauliflower

Sub-Category:	Colored

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hybrid. Pyramid-shaped, light-green heads. Also known as 'Amfora Romanesco'
Days To Maturity:	70-100
Seed Sources:	Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019

Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (3.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.5 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 2

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 11/25/2013 by Debbie L - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Of the 4 plants only 1 produced a small head. All produced large amounts of foliage. Taste was good.

Reviewed on 11/11/2013 by CCE Oneida County - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Oneida, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
While only one plant survived in our demonstration garden, it produced one large center head and several smaller side heads.

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