BROCCOLIBroccoli is relatively easy to grow and home-grown is immeasurably better than the tough, bland material at the supermarket. It is a cool season vegetable that (in our relatively mild climate) we plant in fall, winter and spring. In cold-winter areas it is planted in April and May and even through mid July if the summers are mild. Harvest before the flower buds open. Once the center head is cut, side shoots develop and will produce continuously if harvested regularly.
NEW for 2010
VG109001 BELSTAR HYBRID ORGANIC BROCCOLI SEEDS
66 days
Produces domed 5-6 inch blue-green beaded heads with plentiful side shoots on compact, widely adapted 16-20 inch plants. The succulent and delicious heads hold for over a week once mature. Belstar is the best organic broccoli.
Price Breaks:
2+ Packets = $2.25
NEW for 2010
VG109003 CORONADO CROWN BROCCOLI SEEDS
59 days
This 'floret' broccoli produces huge 6-8 inch heads without a wasteful enormous central stalk. Remarkably tasty, productive and adaptable, it is the best broccoli to grow if you have had trouble growing it in the past. Also, the crowns stay fresher longer after harvest than other varieties, so there is no need to rush and eat it all at once.
Price Breaks:
2+ Packets = $1.79
NEW for 2010
VG109007 MAJOR BROCCOLI SEEDS
43 days
Tasty, early and adaptable to wide range of climates, Major provides a profusion of attractive, loose 4-5 inch blue-green heads. After the main head is cut, side-shoots develop into to florets up to 3-4 inches across. Juicy and tender with a mild flavor, this broccoli was truly a major discovery for us.
Price Breaks:
2+ Packets = $1.99
NEW for 2010
VG109010 PACKMAN BROCCOLI SEEDS
43 days
Price Breaks:
2+ Packets = $1.79
VG304 ARCADIA BROCCOLI SEEDS64 days
Big, sturdy plants with dense, heavy, tasty "frosted" heads are extremely disease, heat and cold tolerant. Packet is 75 seeds.
VG39 PREMIUM CROP BROCCOLI SEEDS65 days
The 6-7 inch blue-green heads are large, firm and compact with great holding ability and excellent flavor. Stems are tender. Packet is 75 seeds.
VG41 VERONICA BROCCOLI SEEDS85 days
Produces dramatic, 7 inch apple-green spiraled conical heads with a wonderful mild, sweet flavor that many people prefer to standard broccoli. This is a superb Romanesco type broccoli which receives our highest recommendation. Packet is 25 seeds.