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Cauliflower Plug Plants - Description
- Pack of Cauliflower Plug Plants
- AKA Cauliflower Seedlings, Cauliflower Transplants
- Variety: All Year Round
- Quantity: 10 Plants
- Size: 7cm
- Harvest Late Summer Into Autumn
- Popular Variety
- Easy to Grow
Cauliflower Plug Plants - How to Grow
- Sow outside from March onwards
- Spacing Cauliflower plugs: 45cm
- Rows: 45cm apart
- Soak trays in water for 10 minutes before planting
- Carefully remove plugs from trays
- Plant plugs slightly below soil level
- Site: Partial shade, but happy in full sun also
- Soil: Firm, fertile & free draining
- Ideally prepare your soil in Autumn
- Ideal pH between 6.5 to 7.5. Add lime if soil is too acidic
Cauliflower Plug Plants - Care & Harvest
- Harvest when heads are firm & white
- Water well before harvest
- To harvest, cut away stems close to ground level
- Cauliflower can be stored long term in a freezer
- Simply boil for 3 minutes, place in ice water, drain and put into freezer containers
- Pests to watch out for include cabbage white butterflies, pigeons, snails, slugs & cabbage greenflies
- Protect cauliflower crops with a mesh netting in Summer months
Cauliflower Plug Plants - Advantages
- Cauliflower plants are well formed & mature
- Deep plugs with strong root system
- Growing from plugs means you can stay on top of weeds
- No need to thin out crops later
- Plants are hardy & ready for planting directly outside
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets