Broccoli - like many other famous veggies and greens - doesn’t occur in the wild. The plant is part of the mustard family and is related to Brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, and collard greens. Although ...

Whether growing broccoli for a spring harvest or late fall, seedlings need warmth to get started, while the harvest requires cool weather and vernalization. Though it’s considered a cool-season crop, ...

Keep broccoli plants hydrated by watering them at the base a couple of times a week. Apply a liquid fertiliser fortnightly over the growing season, especially as you see heads start to develop.

Broccoli can be a finicky crop, but in the right conditions, it can be a pleasure to grow and eat. It, along with other members of the brassica family, offers great nutrition, with lots of vitamin C ...

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) is a prolific—and delicious—addition to any garden. While cultivating this hardy green is fairly simple, there are some plants that should be kept away from broccoli to ...

Q: First I’ll give you some history of my planting for this year. I bought a four-pack of broccoli (Premium Crop) and six-pack of cabbage (Bravo) plants at Hickory Grove on April 10. The cabbage ...

Growing sprouts is an easy way to provide home-grown food all year long. Sprouts are essentially immature, miniature plants harvested shortly after germination. A wide range of seeds can be grown for ...

After the main broccoli head is cut, side shoots will develop which are also edible. Just be sure to leave a decent length stem above the rosette of leaves when harvesting the mature head. Photo: ...