Vegetables Broccoli Leaf Broccoli

Spigariello Liscia
Broccoli Seed

Product ID: 2755

Leaf variety for specialty markets.

This variety is technically a leaf broccoli but it is grown like broccoli raab. Harvest individual leaves for continual harvest or whole plants for bunching. Sweet broccoli/kale flavor. Popular in southern Italy. Avg. 7,800 seeds/oz. Packet: 250 seeds.
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Packet

$5.18
$2.62
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1 Ounce

$8.50
$4.25
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1/4 Pound

$14.64
$7.41
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1 Pound

$40.60
$20.38
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5 Pounds

$184.20
$92.10
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25 Pounds

$825.50
$414.00
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The flowers of broccoli raab are edible. Harvest when the yellow or white flowers open. Add them to any hot pasta or poached fish dish, salads, or flower confetti.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brassica oleracea

CULTURE:
Hardy to light frost. Prefers soil with a pH of 6.0–7.5. Direct seed: For baby leaf sow 60 seeds per foot in a 2–4" wide band. For full-size production sow 1–2" apart, ¼–½" deep, in rows 18" apart. Thin to 4–6" apart.

DISEASES AND PESTS:
The best insect pest control on young plants provided by the use of fabric row covers, which prevent the insects' access to the plants. Control flea beetles with insecticides such as azadirachtin or pyrethrin, and cabbage worms with B.t. Prevent disease with crop rotation and good sanitation.

HARVEST:
For baby leaf, harvest when leaves are 3–4" tall. For full-size production, keep young leaves picked for a continuous harvest over 4–6 weeks or harvest whole plants for bunching.

SEED SPECS:
Seeds/oz.: Avg. 7,800. Avg. Direct Seeding Rate: For baby leaf: 1 oz./125', 14.5 lbs/acre @ 60 seeds/ft., rows 18" apart. For full size 1 oz/1250', 1.45 lbs/acre @ 6 seeds/ft. Packet: 250 seeds, sows 4.2' for baby leaf or 42' full size.

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Latin Name

Brassica oleracea

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

21 baby; 45 full size

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

Annual

Hybrid Status

Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next.

Open Pollinated