Sow direct to soil beds in April, May, June. Sow three seeds, 2cm deep, every 30cm or so.
Harvest
Approx 14 - 21 weeks
Month by month
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Harvest
How to Sow
For indoors: Fill pots or cell trays with compost and press down to firm the soil
Take a couple of seeds and sow into each pot or cell
Cover the seeds with 0.5cm of compost, pat down and gently water
Plant Care
Seedlings may need thinning out to keep spacing once emerged
If transplanting from indoors, assure plants are spaced approx 18 inches apart
AllotMe’s Tips
Broccoli will benefit from being grown under netting or in a brassica cage (along with the likes of cabbage etc). This will help to protect from pests, especially birds!