Broccoli

Broccoli · Vegetable

Sow indoorsMay
TransplantMay
HarvestSep, Oct, Nov, Dec

Sowing

Sow in plug trays indoors. Pot on once or twice. Plant out after hardening off, when the plant is about 10–15 cm tall.

My varieties

VarietyRatingYears grown
Broccoli Miranda
Broccoli Ramoso Calabrese (Kulturarv)

From the log

Take it with you

The Broccoli Guide

Coming soon

Everything on this page and more, as a printable PDF: sowing to harvest, my varieties, the month-by-month schedule.

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Arugula + Spinach + Radishes + Broccoli + Red cabbage — complete bed recipe

Full guide with layout, seed list and timeline — coming as PDF

Broccoli grows best with friends

This crop is part of one of my field-tested bed recipes — complete layouts with timing for every plant in the bed.

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A friendly reminder: every garden plays by its own rules. Zones, soil, weather and a hundred small things decide what works — so this is how I did it and what worked for me, not a promise. Try, learn, adjust, try again.. that's half the fun anyway.