To beat the heat and get a jump on spring weeds, we start our spring crop in soil blocks or individual plant cells around March 7, a little more than five weeks before the last hard frost here in our valley (USDA Zone 4). In hot, southern locations, a winter crop may be your only option. Here in northeast Iowa, we plant in spring and again in late summer to avoid having broccoli mature during the hottest part of the summer. Where summer temperatures rarely top 80 degrees, you can grow broccoli all summer.
You can freeze any extra harvest for winter soups, quiches and casseroles.īroccoli thrives in cool weather and grows best when daytime temperatures are between 70 and 80 degrees.
Even the novice gardener can harvest a bountiful crop of broccoli for an extended time with a few simple tips.
#Broccoli beat plus
Plus broccoli is the most nutritious of the commonly eaten vegetables, loaded with vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, calcium, potassium, iron and fiber.Īlthough broccoli is closely related to cauliflower, brussels sprouts and cabbage, it is easier to grow and less susceptible to insect damage than any of those crops. “It’s like eating green!” according to my young son Zane. See the broccoli photos and broccoli variety chart in the image gallery.įresh from the garden, broccoli has an unbeatable, sweet, gourmet flavor. Learn about this nutritious vegetable and the best broccoli varieties to grow in your garden.
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