Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Eastern Broccoli Project - Cornell

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 15-24 inches
Plant Spread: 15 20 inches
Flower Color: Yellow
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Stem
Leaves
Flowers
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Bees

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Common names
  • Broccoli

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Location: King George, VA
Date: 2021-04-16
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2015-04-18
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2015-05-30
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2015-05-30
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2015-06-09
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Apr 18, 2015 4:31 PM concerning plant:
    Erect plant that develops few side shoots. Dark green smooth heads. Heads are not as smooth as expected and are smaller than competitors. Lack of sideshoots contribute to a smaller than expected yield. It produces broccoli but is not a variety that I would recommend to a home gardener.

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