Grow mini broccoli for tender, flavorful, and colorful florets and shoots. This category of broccoli, which includes purple sprouting broccoli, is excellent for bunching and specialty broccoli sales. It is delicious steamed, sautéed, grilled, stir-fried, and eaten fresh. Early sprouting broccoli (including broccoli X gailon types) are easier to grow than standard heading broccoli because they more reliably produce a crop under the fluctuating temperatures common in spring, and also produce better in less-than optimal fertility and soil moistures. Late sprouting broccoli (also known as winter-sprouting broccoli) requires vernalization and is suited for fall and winter harvests. See our early-sprouting and late-sprouting broccoli tech sheets for growing tips and more information on growing zone compatibility. For a continuous harvest of mini broccoli from spring through winter, refer to our mini-broccoli planting program (at right) for succession planting recommendations.
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