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Useful gardening information
Plant in a well drained, sunny location. Broccoli can be planted in containers outdoors. Soil should be of a pH between 6.5 and 7.5. Prepare the bed with manures and compost and provide extra nitrogen supplement if the soil is sandy.
Sow seeds 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. After thinning, plants should be about 10 inches apart. Successive sowings should occur at one month intervals. If starting seeds indoors, use 4 inch peat pots and transplant when 4 true leaves have appeared (6-8 weeks after planting.) The plant grows quickly, so keep soil moist by frequent watering, if necessary. It requires less water as heads begin to mature.
Sowing Instructions
Germination soil temperature: 80 F (27C)
Days to Germination: 4-7
Sow indoors: 6-8 weeks before last frost
Sow outdoors: Early summer for fall crop
Growing:
pH range: 6.5-7.5
Growing soil temperature: 60-65F (16-18C)
Spacing in beds: 16" (40cm), staggered pattern, 3 rows to a
wide (36"; 0.9m) bed.
Informative articles found on the web:
Broccoli Q/A
Broccoli Health Benefits
How To Cook Broccoli
Broccoli Recipes
Seeds
1A455 Waltham 29 ( Heirloom Variety )
Open pollinated. 85 days. A compact, stocky, 20" plant with
dark blue-green solid heads. Bears a large crop of side shoots.
Best for late summer and fall harvest. Developed to withstand
the cold temperatures of fall and can survive dry spells. For a
spring crop start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost
and transplant outside 2 weeks before the last frost. For a
fall crop direct seed in the garden in later spring or early
summer. Set plants 18" apart
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SF363 Early Dream
F1, Replaces Early Dividend, big dome, tight bead, multi side shoots, heat tolerant, generous yield, holds well, 59 days.
This short season broccoli variety yields a large tight head followed by an abundance of succulent side shoots until a hard freeze. Expect large flavorful dome crowns with tight beading florets 60 days from transplanting.
This short season broccoli variety yields a large tight head followed by an abundance of succulent side shoots until a hard freeze. Expect large flavorful dome crowns with tight beading florets 60 days from transplanting.
SF398 Artwork
2015 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner
Artwork is a unique and beautiful dark green stem broccoli that has only recently become available to home gardeners. Previously, stem or baby broccoli was exclusively available in gourmet markets and upscale restaurants. Now home gardeners can make the art of gardening come alive with this delicious, long-yielding variety.
This award-winning variety begins as an ordinary crown broccoli, the big headed type we all grew up eating, but once you cut or pinch off the central crown, long side-shoots begin to arise, packed with succulent flavor. Cut them at anywhere from 6 to 8 inches long and new ones will spring up to replace them. Before you know it, you've harvested up to 20 gourmet "sweet stem" broccoli shoots, and Artwork is the last broccoli in the garden still producing! 60 days.
This award-winning variety begins as an ordinary crown broccoli, the big headed type we all grew up eating, but once you cut or pinch off the central crown, long side-shoots begin to arise, packed with succulent flavor. Cut them at anywhere from 6 to 8 inches long and new ones will spring up to replace them. Before you know it, you've harvested up to 20 gourmet "sweet stem" broccoli shoots, and Artwork is the last broccoli in the garden still producing! 60 days.
LET608 Gypsy Hybrid
Strong root system for plantings in below-average fertility. Gypsy's heads are well-domed and uniform with a medium-small bead size and medium-size stem. Large, healthy plants have intermediate resistance to downy mildew and good heat tolerance. Suitable for bunching or crown cut. Good side-shoot production. For summer harvest.
With a tall main stem, clean upright stature and robust root system, Gypsy is strides ahead of other cultivars with strong, uniform plants even in soils with lower fertility. 65 days.
With a tall main stem, clean upright stature and robust root system, Gypsy is strides ahead of other cultivars with strong, uniform plants even in soils with lower fertility. 65 days.
LET340 Eastern Magic F1
Excellent in the Northeast. The medium-size plants produce well-domed, blue-green heads with a fine bead. Good tolerance to stress; will yield quality crops under less than ideal conditions. For summer and fall harvest.
A super-producer; high-domed 28–30" plants with hefty blue-green crown are loaded with tangy, nutty, buttery flavor. Enjoy every which way: sautéed, roasted or steamed—or in the raw as crunchy canapes. Heat-tolerant plants perform admirably in long day length. 62 days.
A super-producer; high-domed 28–30" plants with hefty blue-green crown are loaded with tangy, nutty, buttery flavor. Enjoy every which way: sautéed, roasted or steamed—or in the raw as crunchy canapes. Heat-tolerant plants perform admirably in long day length. 62 days.
SF118 Packman
Packman is a hybrid type that has large, bright green, mildly flavored domed heads that rise above the foliage for an easy harvest. An early variety especially suited to the North.
Cooks love it because the heads keep well in the fridge and freezer. Vitamin rich.
Cooks love it because the heads keep well in the fridge and freezer. Vitamin rich.
3407 Diplomat
F1, Blue green head, small bead, hot and cold tolerant, semi domed head, heat tolerant, 75 days.
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