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Growing Tips
Broccoli
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Do best on well drained firm soil. Dress soil with equal
parts super phosphate and potash at 2oz per sq yard. Do
this 3 days before planting. Sow seed in late April -
earl May. When seedlings are large enough to handle
space them out 20" to 24" apart. Water well in dry
weather. No feeding is required as the plant needs to be
hardy to last the winter. The broccoli spears are ready
from February to May. When harvesting, pick the centre
broccoli spears first to encourage side shoots to
prolong cropping.
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Kitchen Tips:
Select the youngest spears, wash well in
salt water, shake dry and blanche for 3
to 5 minutes( depending on stem
thickness). Cool, drain and pack into
cartons, stalk to tip.
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Pests:
Clubroot, Aphids, Cabbage Root Fly,
Caterpillars.
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