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
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Notes:
The flowers of Broccoli Raab are edible. Harvest when the yellow or white flowers open. Add them to any hot pasta or poached fish dish, salads, or 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.
DISEASE: We only stock seed lots that have been tested free of black rot in a sample of 30,000 seeds.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding; subtract 10-15 days if using transplants.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 1,000'/oz., 1 M/166', 5M/830', 175M/acre @ 6 seeds/ft. 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. |