Including broccoli in your diet is a brilliant way to stay healthy and fulfill your nutrition needs. This tree-like vegetable is highly nutritious and offers plenty of health benefits.
Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea var. italica
Other Names: Broccoli
Growing Season: August – September
Ideal Temperature: 16-26°C
Uses: You can mix veggies with broccoli to make super delicious sabzi or stuff them in bread to prepare yummy cheese parathas.
Difficulty Level: Easy
How to Grow – Quick View
- Sandy loam soil
- 6-8 hours of good sunlight
- Water reguarly to maintain soil moisture
- Fertilize every month with mineral fertilizer
How to Sow Seeds
- If you have a garden, sow the seeds directly in the ground and cover them with soil.
- For growing broccoli in containers, take a pot, fill it with potting mix, cocopeat and sow the one seed 0.5 inch deep in it.
Seed Care
- Water the seeds every day so the soil remains moist.
- Space two seeds atleast 3 inches apart.
- Sow one seed per pot.
How to Care for Broccoli
Sunlight: Choose a spot where broccolis can receive 6-7 hours of good sunlight. If you are growing in pots, it is best to place the plants on terrace.
Watering: Water the broccoli plants regularly to maintain the soil moisture. Reduce watering during the rainy season.
Soil: Broccoli plants can grow in a wide variety of soils, but gives the best yield in fertile, sandy loam soil.
Fertilizer: Fertilize the broccoli plants every month with a mineral fertilizer that is equally rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Pests and Diseases: Aphids and cutworms can pose a threat to the growth of broccoli. So look for early signs of infections and spray soap water to get rid of them quickly.
Harvesting: Broccolis are ready to harvest after 90-110 days of sowing the seeds. You identify fully grown broccolis with their firm and tight head.
Shilpa Tiwari (verified owner) –
Practically all seeds germinated and now about 2 inch height. hope it grows well