Spacing out your broccoli plants is key to getting flavoursome florets, plus the more space they have, the larger the heads can grow to be. Plus they’re more prone to disease and pest problems.
If they’re too close together, they compete for water and nutrients. If you over-seed you will need to thin out your seedlings (20-30cm apart), broccoli needs its personal space, so make sure that you don’t condense your plants. Plant seeds 1cm deep, make sure that you space out your seeds to allow the heads to grow nice and big. Broccoli is a moderately heavy feeder so work in 5 to 10cm of rich compost or a thin layer of manure before planting. If you’re growing in seed trays you should be able to transplant out in 4-6 weeks.īroccoli requires full sun and moist, fertile soil that’s slightly acidic. If you want to sow seeds directly in the garden, do so about 85 to 100 days before the average first Autumn frost in your area. However you’re able to plant seeds in mid- to late-summer in most places. If you live in a warmer region of the country, Autumn planting is best, as broccoli thrives in cool weather. Planting BroccoliĪs a cool-season crop, broccoli can germinate in soil with temperatures as low as 5☌.
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Here are our top tips on how to grow broccoli below. With these simple tips, your broccoli is sure to flourish. Spring planting in middle to southern areas is also possible in Spring. Broccoli can be planted in throughout the country in Autumn and in warmer areas throughout Winter. Fresh broccoli is one of the highlights of the vegetable garden, growing crisp and delicious in the chilly temperatures of early autumn and spring. There are so many reasons to grow broccoli! Rich in vitamins and minerals, a good source of Vitamin A, potassium, folic acid and iron, it’s no wonder that broccoli is the crown jewel of nutrition.
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