\grows well. watch out for grey aphids. they swarm on the plant if allowed. i usually dust them off or (if there are too many) i just remove the infested areas. also watch out for caterpillars!
this species grew to about 2 - 3 feet. i bought the seedlings from a store. don't plant two plants in the same hole - it stunts the growth of both plants. this species also, once the main broccoli head was cut off, grew smaller broccoli heads from different parts of the plant. perfect for bite-sized cooking/eating.
this is also a cool-weather crop, but this species (i bought at store so i am not sure what kind of broccoli this was) did well during our hot days in may.
August 2008 - I am growing calabrese broccoli from seed this time. so far they are doing well. i grew them in peat pots and transplanted them, 3 weeks later, in the ground.
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