Excellent flavoured, well domed, small beaded heads of good colour. Broccoli Belstar F1 keeps in good condition for a long time, producing plenty of side shoots once the centre head is cut. Plant in succession for summer-autumn harvesting. Andrew Tokely says: I always sow this broccoli early in the year and harvest large tasty heads before they can be attacked by caterpillars. Once the main head is cut, I give the plants a good watering, so over the following weeks and months a secondary crop of tasty smaller spears are produced making this a very worthwhile crop
Outstanding crops of calabrese with an excellent flavour. Plant in succession for a continual harvest, summer into autumn. The central floret is followed by several sideshoots. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 40cm (16).
Grow your own distinctly-flavoured, tender-stem broccoli at a fraction of the price of imported supermarket produce. A cross between selections of broccoli and kailaan (Chinese kale) to give deliciously flavoured, soft and tender, nutrient-rich stems and flower buds. The main or central head must be cut to encourage plenty of side-shoots
Broccoli ?Green Magic? produces flavoursome rich green heads which are packed full of health benefits. Loved for its reliable performance, superior flavour and showing good resistance to white rust, its no wonder this variety has earned a prestigious RHS AGM.
This top performer offers the longest cropping period from late May through to October, producing blue-green domed heads. It shows good tolerance to hollow stem and resistance to bolting. Suitable for closer spacing or if growing space is tight.
With strong clubroot resistance, Calabrese 'Komodo' F1 is a reliable variety that will guarantee a decent harvest. This F1 Hybrid is a vigorous grower that produces dense, dark green heads from July, and continuing well into the autumn.
This outstanding, versatile variety is reliable in almost any soil or situation. Calabrese ?Marathon? produces crops of medium sized, firm blue-green heads that freeze particularly well.
This hardy variety has been selected for top flavour, heavy yields and resistance to clubroot and mildew. It produces tight domed heads on clear smooth stems and will produce plenty of side shoots after the central head is harvested. Sow several times through spring for successional harvests from August through to November.
So sweet you can eat the stems raw! A true pure broccoli similar in look to Cima di rapa (wild broccoli). Expect three or four harvests per plant.
The latest maturing variety with some good frost tolerance to extend the cutting of quality heads and 'sideshoots' well into the autumn. Calabrese Spiridon produces domed heads, average 400-500g on erect, open plants which allow good air circulation to minimise disease. Prefers moist, rich, well-drained soil.
New breeding in 'sweet green and tender stem' broccoli. Vigorous, upright plant habit produces a well branched, flat central head Once central head is cut will initiate a mass of sweet and tender sideshoots. Harvest July-October.
Broccoli 'Stromboli' is a generous cropper that resists blindness, so you can be sure that each and every plant will earn its place on your vegetable plot!