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broccoli Broccoli Brassica oleracea

How to sow broccoli: Sow seeds indoors and transplant outside

Sun requirement for broccoli: Plant in Full Sun

Broccoli has been planted 3 times by Growstuff (staging) members.

Broccoli has large flower heads known as "crowns" that are green to blue-green in color, grouped tightly together atop a thick stem, and surrounded by leaves. Broccoli resembles cauliflower, a different cultivar in its species. It thrives in cool weather.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Height

75cm

Spread

60cm

Row Spacing

40cm

Companions

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Sunniness

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Varieties

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Romanesco broccoli

Brassica oleracea Botrytis group

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How to grow broccoli

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broccoli is a variety of Brassica oleracea

Scientific names

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea Italica group

Alternate names

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