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Broccoli Information
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea
Broccoli, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, and White Sprouting Broccoli. Not the Italian Sprouting Broccoli which is the green variety more commonly seen in the supermarkets and is more commonly known as Calabrese.
Moon Planting Type: Flower
Soil Type: Any Soil
Aspect: Any aspect
Light: Full Sun
Hardiness: Heated greenhouse
Moisture: Well-drained
pH: Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Height:
Spread:
Broccoli Growing Notes
Sowing
Sow thinly directly into finely raked soil. At a depth of 13mm. When the seedlings reach a suitable size for handleingl, transplant to 50-60cm apart.
Pruning & Thining
Harvesting
Harvest the purple sprouting shoots before they flower, and remove all shoots from the plant. This will encourage the plant to produce more shoots.
Broccoli Varieties
- List 1
- List 2
British bred, Claret represents the worlds first F1 hybrid sprouting Broccoli. It has a vigorous habit even on poorer soils and excellent uniformity. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner....more£2.45
An abundance of delicious green spears from September to November. This variety known as Calabrese and produces a large central head that should be cut and eaten; further smaller shoots follow. For us...more£1.55
Cut the smooth, tightly packed rich-green heads and the plants will then produce a good crop of luscious sideshoots! Shows good resistance to White Rust....more£3.30
The most widely grown commercial variety, bearing superb quality, deliciously flavoured, blue-green, domed heads. It's vigorous growing, copes well in dry, stressed conditions, holds well and shows go...more£2.10
Very hardy and reliable. Purple shoots mature March-April. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. 'FOURFOLD' PACKET....more£4.65
Rudolphs large, tasty, superb quality heads can be picked from October-December (from early sowings) right through to January-February (from later sowings in favourable areas)....more£1.35
Very hardy and reliable. Purple shoots mature March-April. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner....more£1.55
A versatile variety for summer/autumn production, producing a reliable harvest of tender, fine-flavoured purple shoots over a long period....more£1.85
Mild mustard-turnip taste. Can provide turnip-top type greens if left to mature....more£1.30
A versatile variety for summer/autumn production, producing a reliable harvest of tender, fine-flavoured purple shoots over a long period. Healthy young plants, individually rooted in small plugs of c...more£4.95
Cut the smooth, tightly packed rich-green heads and the plants will then produce a good crop of luscious sideshoots! Good resistance to White Rust. Healthy young plants, individually rooted in small p...more£4.95
This variety of 'calabrese' really has set the standard for performance yield and quality. It produces medium size uniform dense heads of blue-green 'beads' on sturdy plants that will grown well in al...more£3.95
This variety of 'calabrese' really has set the standard for performance yield and quality. It produces medium size uniform dense heads of blue-green 'beads' on sturdy plants that will grown well in al...more£3.95
Provides a huge crop of extra large and succulent spears from the over-wintered plants.Particularly good colour easy to pick and can be harvested for up to 4 weeks. Grows well even on poorer soils.Mid...more£4.45
A very hardy and high yielding variety producing masses of succulent purple spears. Perfect for producing a fine crop when there is very little else in the garden....more£1.49
Sprouting broccoli takes some beating and come at a welcome time of year. Simply steam or lightly boil the spears for a delicious treat. Creamy white spears with a mild flavour that will even encourag...more£1.29
Add crunch and extra vitamins to salad and stir fries with these delicious broccoli sprouts. As easy to grow as cress they will be ready to use in just five to ten days after sowing when the seedlings...more£1.49
This variety of Sprouting Broccoli is unique in that it needs no winter cold weather to initiate flowering so it is the ideal variety to grow for a very early crop. It unfailingly produces a heavy cro...more£4.45
This variety of 'calabrese' really has set the standard for performance yield and quality. It produces medium sized uniform dense heads of bluish-green 'beads' on sturdy plants that will grow well in ...more£3.95
