Spigariello Liscia Broccoli

Spigariello Liscia Broccoli

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    Brassica oleracea  Open Pollinated. Heirloom
    • 45 days.  30" tall
    • An ancient form of broccoli from southern Italy, leaves may repeatedly picked, stripped from the stems and used in sautés and soups.
    • Plant Spigariello Liscia Broccoli  in spring or summer and let the plants over-winter.
    • In late winter Spigariello Liscia Broccoli begins producing produce tender sweet buds as delicious as the mellow leaves. The more you pick the more  productive the plants.
    Planting Directions:  Sow seed indoors in spring 4 to 6 weeks before last frost with a minimum soil temperature  of 50° -86° 77°,optimum.Sow seeds ¼” deep with 3-4 per unit/inch thinning to one seedling. When seeds germinate move to a cooler, well lit area to produce sturdy transplants. Harden off seedlings 7 days prior to transplanting outdoors.  Plant outdoors in  well prepared soil, enriched with  a complete garden fertilizer or rich compost, broccoli is considered a heavy feeder. Transplant outdoors when soil temperature is 60°-65°. Water moderately and regularly. For fall crops  plant seeds 1/4” deep and 2”- 4” apart outdoors in late summer.  Thin seedlings to 8-10” apart when 6” tall.