Plants produce a heavy crop of delicious blue-green sprouts that are extremely cold hardy. Frost improves flavor. Plant in early spring for a fall crop n the North. The vitamin-rich heads are delicious when used fresh or frozen.
Sowing: Plant seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Keeping soil temperature in the mid-70's. Grow in full sun. Shift hardened transplants to garden shortly after last frost.
Care: Water regularly and fertilize every 4-6 weeks.
Harvest: As sprouts develop from bottom, break off lower leaves to encourage heavier production.
Your Health: More Vitamin C than an orange. Also high in vitamins A, B and B2, Calcium, Iron and Potassium.
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FROM OUR SEED CATALOG:
- (OP) (20”) Closely set, tight, dark green, 1 1/2” sprouts. 90 days.
7,000/oz. 10 days 70F. Same basic culture as broccoli. Very Winter hardy.
More information:
Light
| Seed
Depth
| Seed Spacing
| | Row Spacing | | Days to Sprout | Plant Spacing
| Days to Maturity | Full sun
| 1/4" /
6 mm | 1/2" /
12 cm | 30" /
76 cm
| 7-14 | 24-30" / 60-75 cm
| 90-100* |
*From setting transplants into garden
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