Height: 18– 2 4"Width: 15 "Depth: 18– 3 6"Broccoli
Annual/Hardy/Cool Season
Wat e r : Ground level irrigation only
Sun : Partial shade is okay; may need extra shade in hot
weather, over 80ºF
Companion Planting :
pro: Bush beans, beets, carrots, celery, chard, cucum
bers, lettuce, tomatoes
con: Pole beans, strawberries
Pests : Aphids, cabbage loopers, cutworms, slugs, wee
vils, whitefl ies
Diseases : Black rot, mildew, clubroot
Soil: Humus-rich, moist, well-drained, sandy loam
Fertilizer: Fish emulsion every 2–3 weeks aft er buds
form
pH: 6.0–7.0
Varieties : Early Dividend (spring ), Green Comet
(spring ), spring raab
Zones : 3–11
Planting : Spring and autumn, seed ½ inch deep;
change planting beds annually; indoors, start 6–10
weeks before last frost, then transplant when 5 inches
tall, harden off 10 days, and move to raised beds 14–21
inches apart
Germinate: 7–10 days
Harvest: 78–98 days
Rotation: Avoid following cabbage family
Edible: Heads and stalksBROCCOLI • 93