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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.
| 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 (cm)
30 - 60
Season of Interest
Autumn / Winter / Early Spring
Temperature Range (°C)
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 (°C)
10 - 20
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth (mm)
0.6 - 1.2
Plant Spacing (cm)
30 - 45
Row spacing (cm)
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
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
