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Baby broccoli
Product information
€ 3,69
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46 reviews
4.85 out of 5 stars
Description
Compact type of broccoli: fits in one patch. Provides faster and longer harvest than regular broccoli and has a milder taste.
Free delivery from € 30
In the app
Level 1
seeds are sown
Level 2
seedling visible
Level 3
one seedling
Level 4
little plant
Level 5
medium plant
Level 6
middelgrote plant
Level 7
first harvest
Level 8
harvesting shoots
Sowing time: March to July
Height: 60 cm
Content: 0.50 grams
Height: 60 cm
Content: 0.50 grams
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More about our Baby broccoli
This compact type of broccoli fits in one patch. It gives a faster and longer harvest than regular broccoli and has a milder taste.
- Variety: Sprouting broccoli Montebello F1
- Family: cabbage - cruciferous
- Number per square: 1
- Height: 40-60 cm (back row or right in front of the trellis)
- Sowing: March to July
- Sowing depth: 1 cm
- Germination: between 10 and 25°C in 7-14 days
- Time to harvest: from 12 weeks
- Sunlight: sun / partial shade
Regular broccoli is sown early in the spring so that you can harvest one head in the fall. But because a broccoli plant grows very large, it occupies multiple patches all that time.
Baby broccoli doesn't do that. It is a cross between stem broccoli and Chinese broccoli (Kailan) and forms a compact plant that fits in one patch.
You can harvest the first head after just a few months, and then the plant - well into the fall - continues to produce new shoots that you can also eat. So you can enjoy it for much longer.
Furthermore, the taste is milder and sweeter than the broccoli you buy in the store.
Baby broccoli doesn't do that. It is a cross between stem broccoli and Chinese broccoli (Kailan) and forms a compact plant that fits in one patch.
You can harvest the first head after just a few months, and then the plant - well into the fall - continues to produce new shoots that you can also eat. So you can enjoy it for much longer.
Furthermore, the taste is milder and sweeter than the broccoli you buy in the store.
The cultivation of this type of broccoli is very simple: sow, grow, and harvest. One plant fits in one square.
The plant can withstand cold temperatures and grows best in cool weather: it needs a lot of water in warm weather.
After about 12 weeks, you can harvest the first head. This will be the largest: between 10 - 20 cm. To harvest it, cut the main stem with a sharp knife just below the head. The smoother the cut, the better, as this prevents the stem from rotting.
This also applies to the side shoots that start growing after a few weeks. Smaller flower buds will appear on these shoots. Harvest the shoots when they are about 10-15 centimeters long and - once again - before they start blooming. Cut them close to the main stem. You can also eat the shoots 😀
If you harvest the side shoots regularly, the plant will continue to produce new ones, even into October. In a mild winter, it may produce even later.
After about 12 weeks, you can harvest the first head. This will be the largest: between 10 - 20 cm. To harvest it, cut the main stem with a sharp knife just below the head. The smoother the cut, the better, as this prevents the stem from rotting.
This also applies to the side shoots that start growing after a few weeks. Smaller flower buds will appear on these shoots. Harvest the shoots when they are about 10-15 centimeters long and - once again - before they start blooming. Cut them close to the main stem. You can also eat the shoots 😀
If you harvest the side shoots regularly, the plant will continue to produce new ones, even into October. In a mild winter, it may produce even later.
Protect the plants well against slugs and caterpillars of butterflies: they love them.
You can find step-by-step sowing and cultivation instructions for Baby broccoli in our free Makkelijke Moestuin app.
Use the first stalk just like regular broccoli: to cook, steam, stir-fry, make soup, add to green smoothies raw, and more.
The side shoots are also edible: the stalks, the stem, and the leaves. You can cook or steam them, but I find them tastiest when stir-fried briefly 🙂
The side shoots are also edible: the stalks, the stem, and the leaves. You can cook or steam them, but I find them tastiest when stir-fried briefly 🙂