Broccoli Romanesco - Seeds ( buy1get1free )
Description for Broccoli Romanesco
This cool-season crop grows best when daytime temperatures are in the 60°F. Grow in both spring and fall, but avoid mid-summer crops as hot weather can cause premature bolting.
Like spinach, can be grown in the spring or fall. In fact, you may be able to get a continual harvest throughout both seasons if you time planting correctly. A member of the cabbage family, broccoli is rich in vitamins.
Common name | Flower colours | Bloom time | Height | Difficulty |
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broccoli, cauliflower | - | early summer, mid-summer, late summer, early fall, mid-fall | Height: 2 to 3 feet Spread: 2 to 3 feet | Moderately easy |
Planting and care
Direct seeding of broccoli plants is possible. This is especially so with a fall crop. For the first summer harvest, start your broccoli seeds in early spring. For a fall harvest, start your seeds in midsummer.
Broccoli transplants can grow in six to eight weeks for a summer crop and only five to six weeks for a fall crop. When growing transplants in the spring, you want to make sure to give them enough cold weather to harden off, but make sure they are protected from freezing temperatures.
Sunlight | Soil | Water | Temperature | Fertilizer |
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full sun, Can tolerate light shade but will slow maturity. | Requires well-drained soil, fertile soil high in organic matter, pH 6.0 to 7.5. Can tolerate slightly alkaline soil. Needs plentiful, consistent moisture. | Provide a uniform water supply to your plants. You should water the garden in the morning so the foliage is dry before the sun goes down. Make sure you water the broccoli enough to moisten the soil to a depth of six inches at least. If you only sprinkle the plants lightly, your broccoli will have shallow roots and not get the nutrients it needs to provide you with a good crop. | 65 and 75°F | Broccoli needs lots of nutrients.A general rule for fertilization of the plants when growing broccoli would be to apply 5-10-10 to the soil before planting broccoli in the soil. |
Caring for Broccoli Romanesco
- Fertilize three weeks after transplanting.
- Provide consistent soil moisture with regular watering, especially in drought conditions.
- Some varieties of broccoli are heat tolerant, but all need moisture.
- Do not get developing heads wet when watering.
- Roots are very shallow, do not cultivate.
- Suffocate weeds with mulch.
- Mulch will also help to keep soil temperatures down.
Harvesting
Broccoli come to harvest in 100 to 150 days.
Typical uses of Broccoli Romanesco
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References
- http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/how-to-grow-broccoli.htm
http://www.smartgardener.com/plants/1462-broccoli-de-cicco/culinary
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All the seeds germinated. Now I have way too many seedlings.
How much water should be applied to this plant.
Seeds are Ok .. germination took about 25 Days ..