Broccoli Calabrese Certified Organic
Broccoli Calabrese Certified Organic
CERTIFIED ORGANIC! Dark green plants grow 45-75cm (18-30") tall with a variable bluish green central head between 8-20cm (3-8") across. This is followed by abundant side shoots that keep coming until frost. Sow Calabrese organic broccoli seeds in early March indoors, or in May and June for a fall harvest. This heirloom broccoli variety arrived in North America with Italian immigrants in the late 1880s. It is probably centuries old. What Calabrese lacks in terms of uniformity, it more than makes up for in rich flavour.
Matures in 60 days. (Open-pollinated seeds)
- Dark green 10cm (4") heads
- Great flavour and texture
- Developed in Italy hundreds of years ago
- Certified organic
- Matures in 60 day
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Latin
Brassica oleraceae var. italica
Family: Brassicaceae
Difficulty
Moderately challenging
Season & Zone
Season: Cool season
Exposure: Full-sun
Timing
Start indoors right around the last frost date or later in spring for summer harvest in 2 to 3 months. For fall harvest, start indoors late spring and transplant in July, harvesting just before the first frost date. For overwintering sprouting broccoli in mild winter areas, start indoors late March to mid-April, and harvest the following February to May. Seeds will germinate in 7-10 days. Optimal temperature for germination: 10-30°C (50-85°F).