BROCCOLI-CHINESE-JADE
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
45 - 60 cm (1.5 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest
Spring, Autumn
Temperature Range
10 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise seedlings, transplant outdoors
Soil
Loamy, fertile soil
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
15 - 21 °C (59 - 70 °F)
Seed Preparation
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Sowing Depth
0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing
45 cm (18 inches)
Row spacing
60 - 90 cm (24 - 36 inches)
Watering
Regular; maintain moist soil
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 75 days
Good Companion Plants
Celery, Onions
Bad Companion Plants
Strawberries, tomatoes
Pests
Cabbage worms, Aphids
Diseases
Downy mildew, Clubroot
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
				
															
															


