Best for early crop.
Leaves and buds have more of the "bloom" and color of regular broccoli. Thick, tender shoots and buds. Fall, winter, and spring crops. Packet: 250 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 35
Learn more in the 'Symbols Explained' and 'Diseases Resistance' tabs!
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Notes:
Edible flowers: harvest when yellow or white flowers open. Hot pasta, added to salads, poached fish. Add to flower confetti.
Additional Information:
8079 - Micromix Production
8135 Salad Mix Production (.pdf)
Disease Resistance:
No disease information found.
Growing Information:
Mini Broccoli
CULTURE: DIRECT SEEDING: Tolerates light frost. From early spring to late summer, sow 10-12 seeds/ft., 1/4- 1/2" deep, rows 18-24" apart.
TRANSPLANTING: Can also be transplanted. See "Cabbage".
HARVEST: Clip and bunch entire plants when buds appear, or pick just buds for extended yield.
INSECT PESTS: Use fabric row covers (see Index) on the day of planting to exclude maggot flies and flea beetles.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding; subtract 10-15 days if using transplants.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 1,000'/oz., 17,000'/lb., 1.7 lb./acre, rows 18" apart.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: 10,000-16,500 (avg. 13,000).
PACKET: 250 seeds (unless otherwise noted) sows 20'.
Symbols Explained:
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Easy Choice Variety is easy-to-grow. |
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Micro Mix Component A mixture of greens harvested at the seedling stage. Eaten fresh as a salad ingredient. |
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Salad Mix Component A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads. |
