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Broccoli Sprouting White Burbank F1 Seeds

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Broccoli Sprouting White Burbank F1 Seeds - Irish Plants Direct
 
This hardy vegetable is a strong and vigorous variety that will produce high yields of tasty long creamy white spears over a long period of time from late winter. 
 
An excellent choice for spring harvesting when little else is available for picking in the garden.
 
 
Seed Qty 30
 
Sow March - May
Germination 7 - 14 days
Loam, clay, sandy soil that's alkaline or neutral 
Harvest February - May the following year
Companion Plants All brassicas, beetroot, carrots, onions, rosemary, sage, mint, marigolds, calendula
Do not plant with strawberries.
Harvest from late winter cutting out the main central spear to encourage side branches pick regularly.
A good source of Vitamin A, C and iron
Use for Boiling and steaming raw in salads. 
 
Brassicas require a fertile well drained soil in partial shade that has been well dug in autumn they do not grow well in acidic soil so adding lime to the soil may be necessary.
 
Sow indoors from March onwards onto moist compost when the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant into trays or modules to grow on.
 
When they have around 5 leaves harden off and transplant to their final growing position spacing the plants around 60cm apart and 60cm between rows treading the plants in well.
 
Water well before transplanting and during any dry spells. 
 
Alternatively sow outdoors from March in a seed bed sowing in drills 1.25cm deep thin the seedlings eventually spacing the plants 60cm apart and 60cm between rows plant in their final planting position treading the plants in well.
 
Water well before transplanting and ensure the plants are kept well watered during warm weather. 
 
 
Mr Fothergills Seed Range

 

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