Brassica oleracea var. italica
Broccoli
Common names: Asparagus cabbage, Bröckelkohl
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Description
In broccoli you harvest the still closed, green flower buds along with the tender stalk. After cutting the main head, the plant actively produces smaller side rosettes, allowing for multiple harvests over weeks, making it a particularly productive cabbage.
Care instructions
Plant pre‑grown seedlings from April with about an arm’s length spacing in nutrient‑rich, moist soil and keep the soil consistently moist. Harvest the main head while the buds are tightly closed and dark green; once yellow flowers appear, the plant is overripe. Leave the plant to produce side shoots afterward.
Companion planting
Diseases & pests
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Phyllotreta
Phyllotreta
Delia radicum
Delia radicum
Pieris brassicae
Pieris brassicae
Arion vulgaris
Arion vulgaris
Varieties
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