Growing broccoli can be challenging because this cool-season vegetable requires just the right conditions: rich soil, consistent moisture, and extended cool weather in spring and fall (or during ...

Add this adaptable, versatile vegetable to your garden in spring—or fall. Who doesn't love broccoli? This delicious superfood is packed with beneficial nutrients, including vitamins A and C, plus ...

Some of these veggies will grow within 25 days, others in 70. For best results, ensure they receive the right fertilizer and ...

If you have never grown broccoli (Brassica oleracea) in the garden, you might be surprised to learn that the part of the plant we eat is a flower, or more precisely, a cluster of immature flower buds ...

Whether growing broccoli for a spring harvest or late fall, seedlings need warmth to get started, while the harvest requires cool weather and vernalization. Though it’s considered a cool-season crop, ...

Although a debate rages among horticulturists on whether the Romanesco cultivar of Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) is a broccoli or cauliflower, the flavorful and attractive member of the cabbage ...

Broccoli - like many other famous veggies and greens - doesn’t occur in the wild. The plant is part of the mustard family and is related to Brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, and collard greens. Although ...

My personal favorite variety, for both spring and fall, is called Piracicaba, after the city in Brazil where it was bred at ...

Oh, how I envy the highland gardeners who can dine on freshly picked broccoli from their gardens. What a special taste broccoli adds to a meal, and it’s loaded with nutrition, too. Broccoli is a good ...