Introduction
It is believed that broccoli was known to the Romans at the time of Pliny , but reference to this vegetable group it with Brassica oleracea botrytis . The first observance of Brassica oleracea italica as such was made in 1724 by an English author who call it “ sprout colliclower or Italian asparagus . ” In 1729 another English gardener reported that there were several kinds that he had been develop in London for two years ; “ that with small , whitish - chicken flowers like the cauliflower ; others like the common sprout and flowers of a cole ; and third with purple flowers ; all of which total motley together . ”
Suitable Climate
Varieties
CItation , Cruiser , Early Purple Sprouting , Emperor , Green Comet , Lancelot , Late Purple Sprouting , Minaret , Nine Star , Oasis , Shogun , White Sprouting
About this Plant…Family:-BrassicaGenus, species:-oleracea var. botyris
Soil Conditions
Well - drain soil with stack of calcium : pH 6.7 - 7.2
Planting Time
begin spring seedlings indoors , about 2 months before the last spring frost . coif out hardened - off transplants in the garden a month before the last frost . Cultivate or mulch and keep the soil equally moist . want of water supply will stress the plant , which may fail to lead or may become vulnerable to insect pests . Sow diminish harvest directly about 90 days before the first fall hoarfrost , or transplant about 60 day before freeze .
Sowing Instructions
Vegetable trouble — Data is unavailable
Harvesting
The first and credibly the all-important thing to commend about harvesting broccoli is that if you desire to eat it in its prime , it must be cut before the efflorescence buds open while it is still green and tender and yummy . The big cardinal nous is abbreviate with the stem and attached leaves , make a total length of about 8 - 10 column inch . The small capitulum that subsequently sprout are cut back when they are green . The duration of radical of the small heads depends upon the vigor of the plant ; ordinarily , they are about 4 - 6 inches long . Since these small shoot keep on growing in the axils of the leave , the harvesting continues for a few weeks .
USDA Nutrient — Data is unavailable
Pressure Canning
Cut Brassica oleracea italica into help - size piece and boil for 3 proceedings . Drain … .Pack hot Brassica oleracea italica into hot jars , leaving 1/2 in headway . Cover with simmering water , leaving 1/2 column inch headroom . conform lids , and process in a pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure ( 240 F ) . dry pint – 30 minute , Quarts – 35 bit
Freezing
Freezing is recommended . Blanch 3 minutes in boiling water . Drain , Pack into containers , alternating heads , and stem and leaving no clearance cachet and freeze .
Storage
belated beetroot can be stored successfully during the winter under proper condition . However they keep full at temp around freezing , and the temps should never outperform 40 F. Also they must be retain moist , with fiddling breeze circulation . These atmospheric condition require a special storage elbow room in the cellar or an outside storage room , or if neither is useable an outside storage pitfall . The maximum storage period is 4 - 5 month .
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