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Italian Green Calabrese
Broccoli (aka. Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli)
Origin: Italy
Item #: BROCCOLI001
The word "broccoli" means
"little sprouts" in Italian and broccoli is in the same family (Brassica)
as Kale, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts and others. Originally the Green
Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli is thought to have been introduced into Western
vegetable gardens by Italian immigrants in the 1880's. Green Sprouting
Calabrese Broccoli was later introduced to the seed trade between 1914-1918
and has remained very popular with gardeners ever since!
This lovely, old fashioned
Broccoli variety is a very disease resistant, very hardy and very prolific
producer of 3 to 6 inch, large sized broccoli heads. The heads are a dark
green in color, with a tight, bluish green center and are typically uniform
in size and shape. The heads of this broccoli variety are not only excellent
to the taste, but are very tender, contain few calories and are extremely
high in Vitamin A. Once the initial head is cut, many small branches will
also appear which will produce small clusters of broccoli sprouts. The
plants will grow from 30 to 36 inches in height. Although the heads of
this Broccoli variety are typically the only thing utilized, the stalks,
buds and leaves are also edible.
Green Sprouting Calabrese
Broccoli is very easy to grow and is an excellent crop for cold climates
that can be used either fresh or frozen. Matures in approximately 60 to
80 days.
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