Brassica oleracea (botrytis group) (67-95 days) A mix of varieties in one packet for home gardeners who want broccoli to mature over a long season. Begin your harvest with Covina and carry through to Umpqua without having to purchase a full packet of each. Varieties in the mix change with availability, but no Romanesco or Piracicaba. You can look up the specific varieties in your mix by lot number here.
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Broccoli Blend
Additional Information
Mixes and Blends
Exact components will vary according to availability; click here for current list of varieties in each mix (posted in mid-January).
Broccoli
About 100-300 seeds/g. Average varies by cultivar.
Days to maturity are from transplant date.
Culture: Start broccoli indoors March–May for setting out May–July, or direct-seed in May or June for fall crop. Easier as a fall crop because many varieties perform poorly in hot summers. For better stands in dry conditions sow in trenches and keep irrigated. Broccoli dislikes the extreme temperature and moisture fluctuations we have endured in recent seasons. Climate change is making it a challenge to grow even the more heat-tolerant varieties in the summer, while at the same time broadening opportunities in our longer more temperate falls.
Nutrition and disclaimer: Broccoli contains significant levels of sulforaphane, a substance that helps detoxify carcinogens from the body. Some years back, research indicating that broccoli seed sprouts are higher in sulforaphane than the vegetable itself caused a run on open-pollinated broccoli seeds. The broccoli seed we offer is seed grade, and it is not fit for human consumption as sprouts. It is not stored in food-safe sanitary conditions before it reaches us. For sprouting seed, please contact your natural foods supplier.
Disease: Head Rot Cultural controls: use well-domed varieties, harvest heads when tight, cut stalks at an angle. Material: copper
Germination Testing
For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.
Our Seeds are Non-GMO
All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.
