Purple sprouting broccoli for farm stands and CSA's.
Sprouting broccoli is a crop that has long been grown in Europe but is just gaining attention in the US. Beautiful purple florets and green stems are sweet and tender, and can be eaten fresh or cooked. The florets do turn green when cooked. Harvest when the florets are mini-sized but have not yet flowered. Plants will produce continuously over a long harvest period of 3-5 weeks. Good for bunching. Suitable for fall crops in all areas and fall and winter crops in mild areas. Not for summer production as the florets will be bitter if they mature in hot weather. For fall crops, seed late spring/early summer, for winter crops sow in late summer. Choose organic or nonorganic seeds. Organically grown. Avg. 120,000 seeds/lb. Packet: 100 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 80-115
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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'.
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Organic Seeds and Supplies For seeds, OG means "organically grown" and signifies seeds harvested |
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Performs well in greenhouses Variety does especially well when started in, or grown in, a greenhouse environment. |
