Broccoli

Broccoli is such a rewarding vegetable to grow. A cool-season brassica crop, it is best planted in the cooler spring or autumn months – they produce bigger and tastier heads when exposed to cooler temperatures.

Sow directly or start in seed trays to give yourself a head start for an earlier plant-out in spring. Broccoli is a heavy feeder, so be sure to prepare your soil well, with lots of compost and organic matter.

Broccoli is best harvested when the heads are firm and tight, before they begin to loosen up. Once they begin to loosen, they tend to open and flower quite quickly, rendering them inedible. Most varieties will produce a larger, central head that is usually followed by smaller side florets, giving you an extended harvest over a number of weeks.


De Cicco Broccoli

De Cicco Broccoli

Brassica oleraceaAn heirloom variety first grown in Italy in the 1890's, De Cicco is an early harves..

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Green Sprouting Broccoli

Green Sprouting Broccoli

Brassica oleracea italica A real gem in the garden. Green Sprouting broccoli does not produce a..

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Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Brassica oleracea italica Though this extremely cold hardy Purple Sprouting broccoli was bred in ..

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Romanesco Broccoli

Romanesco Broccoli

A true Italian heirloom variety, producing beautiful lime-green heads with stunning whorls, which fo..

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Spring Rapini Broccoli

Spring Rapini Broccoli

Brassica oleracea italicaThis is a great warm season tender-stem broccoli. Does well in South Africa..

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Waltham Broccoli

Waltham Broccoli

Brassica oleraceaThis variety is named after the Waltham Field Station in Waltham, where university ..

R29.19

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