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Di Cicco Broccoli
It is very vigorous, emerald green, producing nice central heads3-5" wide. Like many Italian broccolis Di Cicco produces numerous side shoots. An...Read More...
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Early Purple Sprouting Broccoli
not only a colorful addition to salads, but it is really fast producing and very flavorful. I was stunned at the size of this particular strain wh...Read More...
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Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Seeds
Italian heirloom. 18-30" plant, tight 3"-8" central head with lots of side shoots. Frost tolerant...Read More...
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Romanesco Broccoli Seed
has great spiraling designs and shades of apple-green color whirling together to form some of the best tasting broccoli. Grown almost everywhere i...Read More...
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Waltham 29 Broccoli Seeds
produces uniform high yields, good color, cold resistance, dwarf compact plant, big side shoots. Does extremely well on the East Coast and Pacific ...Read More...
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Heirloom Broccoli Seeds B. oleracea
| Seed Depth |
Soil Temp for Germ. |
Days to Germ |
Dist. between plants |
Dist. between rows |
Yield/100' row (approximate) |
| 1/2" |
55-70F |
5-15 |
1 1/2' |
2 1/2' |
45 Heads |
Approximately 250-350 heirloom broccoli seeds per gram. Pkgs contain one gram of broccoli seeds unless otherwise noted.Depending on your area start heirloom broccoli seeds indoors February-April for planting out in your garden. Most spring crops are set out around April 10th and fall crops around July 1st. Direct seed broccoli May-June for fall crop. Remember broccoli is a cool weather crop so adjust your planting time accordingly. With a little skill you can get a spring and fall crop!
Mom was right! A recent study reports "ounce for
ounce, boiled broccoli has more vitamin C than an orange and as much
calcium as a glass of milk, according to the USDA's nutrient database.
One medium spear has three times more fiber than a slice of wheat bran
bread. Heirloom broccoli is also one of the richest sources of vitamin A in the
produce section." Read the whole article.Soil Requirements: Heirloom broccoli will grow well in reasonably fertile, well-drained, moist soils with plenty of added organic matter. We add lots of rabbit manure or some well composted chicken manure. A mulch will help keep the ground cool and moist. The pH should be between 6.0 and 7.0 for optimum growth. A pH within this range will discourage clubroot disease and maximize nutrient availability.
Fertilizing Broccoli: If you have blended or mulched a nice manure in you should be fine. Don't forget when transplanting to add a little bone and blood meal to each hole. A teaspoon of each will get your transplants off to a good start!
Enjoy: Steaming to stir fry broccoli is just yummy! Remember, young broccoli leaves actually have more nutrients than the head and can be used in salads, stir fries or just about anything.
Varieties: Some of the many heirloom broccoli seed varieties are Atlantic heirloom broccoli seeds, Calabrese Green Sprouting heirloom broccoli seeds,De Cicco heirloom broccoli seeds, Early Purple Sprouting heirloom broccoli seeds, Rapini heirloom broccoli seeds, Romanesco Italia heirloom broccoli seeds, Thompson heirloom broccoli seeds, Umpqua heirloom broccoli seeds, and Waltham 29 heirloom broccoli seeds.
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We strive to sell the highest quality open pollinated and heirloom seeds. Our chief concern is empowering you, the customer, to be able to grow your own vegetables year after year by being able to save your seed. Not growing GMO seed or hybrid vegetable seed allows you to keep the seed your plants create and know you'll get the same vegetable every time. We value your input and comments and want to create a community of concerned citizens who care about the food they eat, the ground they grow their vegetables in, and the world in which we live. To protect your pollinators and bees, please limit or eliminate your pesticides use, they will thank you for it! Thank you again for purching such high quality heirloom seeds!
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