BROCCOLI-BROCCOLETTI
BROCCOLI-BROCCOLETTI
A$3.50
Availability: 211 in stock
Seeds Per Pack: 130
Brassica oleracea
BROCCOLI-BROCCOLETTI – sometimes called Cabbage flower or Italian Asparagus, was used by Romans from the early 1700’s. Likes soil rich and well-watered. Sow anytime to ensure harvest during cooler months, doesn’t do best in hot weather. Frost hardy. Despite its Italian name this vegetable was first developed in Japan. The entire plant is consumable, including the occasional yellow flower. Common cooking methods include sautéing, steaming, boiling & stir frying. Its flavour is sweet, with notes of both broccoli and asparagus, but it is not related to the latter. Nutritionally, it is high in vitamin C & contains vitamin A, calcium, folate, & iron.
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| Germination Time (Days) | 3 – 5 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 28 – 42 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 6 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 45 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | – |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | 21 |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | – |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 60
Season of Interest
Autumn / Winter / Early Spring
Temperature Range
10 - 25
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Rais Seedlings
Soil
Rich, well-draining soil with high organic matter content
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
10 - 20
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
0.6 - 1.2
Plant Spacing
30 - 45
Row spacing
60 - 90
Watering
Regular watering to keep soil consistently moist
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 10
Harvest Time (Days)
40 - 70
Good Companion Plants
Garlic, Spinach, Beans, Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Other Brassicas, Nightshades, Pole Beans
Pests
Aphids, Cabbage Worms, Cabbage Loopers, Flea Beetles, Harlequin Bugs, Slugs, Snails, Thrips
Diseases
Clubroot, Black Rot, Downy Mildew, Alternaria Leaf Spot
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
