Broccoletto Quarantino Riccio
£1.09
A speciality fast growing variety from Italy also known as “Rapini, Raab or Rabe” which is very popular on the continent. Harvesting in around 45 days this is a ideal catch crop vegetable similar to Kale with thin shoots topped by loose, small broccoli like bud clusters with a slightly sharper flavor than broccoli.
- Size: 3 Gram
2213 in stock
Broccoletto Quarantino Riccio
Broccoletto Quarantino Riccio. A speciality fast growing variety from Italy also known as “Rapini, Raab or Rabe” which is very popular on the continent. Harvesting in around 45 days this is a ideal catch crop vegetable similar to Kale with thin shoots topped by loose, small broccoli like bud clusters with a slightly sharper flavor than broccoli.
Cultivation Advice Broccoletto Quarantino Riccio
- Sow under cover with warmth from 4-6 weeks prior to the last expected frost.
- Germination averages 5-7 days under-cover at 65F.
- Can be sown directly outside as the soil warms in late spring sparingly in drills.
- Sow successionly thereafter until autumn.
- The seedlings transplant well but be careful not to disturb its roots.
- Transplant when the seedlings are around three inches high.
- The plants are best spaced around 30cm apart with 30cm between rows.
- As the plants matures, shoots begin sprouting from the plant’s crown.
- When the shoots have grown about a foot high,
- harvest the buds along with the several leaves growing just under the bud.
- Keep harvesting to encourage new growth.
