Broccoli seed

LATIN NAME: Brassica oleracea var. italica

COMMON NAME: Broccoli

The broccoli forms its dense, rounded, green heads of the many small, unopened flower buds, and the whole plant stands in the broad, leafy clumps. The broad, sturdy, cool-season, annual or biennial vegetable carries the large, oval, wavy-edged, grey-green leaves and the dense, rounded, green heads of the many small, unopened flower buds on the thick, upright stalks, one of the fine, bold sights of the kitchen garden, drawing the bees when the heads open, to be followed by the small, yellow, four-petalled flowers and the slender seed pods. The dense heads have a very long record as the fine, nourishing greens of the old tables, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the kitchen garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The broccoli is a historic subject of the plant science, and the dense heads keep showing up in the work on the cool-season vegetables. The way the dense, rounded, green heads of the many small, unopened flower buds form on the thick, upright stalks has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the cool-season vegetables, the four-petalled flowers and the members of the cabbage family. The wavy-edged leaves and the sturdy habit have also made it a fine study vegetable, and the broccoli is a regular subject of the work on the dense heads of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The broccoli is a fine, bold vegetable of the kitchen garden and the study collection. The dense, rounded, green heads of the many small, unopened flower buds have a very long record as the fine, nourishing greens of the old tables, the fresh heads coming to the steamed plates, the stir-fries and the warm dishes of the old kitchens, while the large, oval, wavy-edged, grey-green leaves carry the fine, bold look of the kitchen garden, to be followed by the small, yellow, four-petalled flowers and the slender seed pods. It is one of the fine choices for the kitchen garden, the cool bed and the study collection, and it has been written about in the culinary and the agricultural papers for the nourishing heads and the very long history. It is a fine, bold vegetable of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

Give the young plants the deep, rich, moist bed, and the dense heads will form in the cool months.

To grow the broccoli from seed, sow the small, round, brown seeds a centimetre down in the deep pot of fine, sandy soil, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the dense heads will form in the cool months.

(Brassica Oleracea) 74 Days.  The Waltham variety of broccoli is a cold resistant plant that produces medium to large heads. A good variety for fall planting. Plants can grow up to 2 feet tall.