Broccoli Raab / Rapini
40 Days

A very delicious bitter green often used in gourmet restaurants and many types cuisine. Prized for it's tender foliage and buds. Broccoli raab is a vegetable staple in Italian and Chinese cuisine and has recently become popular in the United States. Known for its nutritional value, this non heading brocolli is grown for flavorful, asparagus-like spring shoots and leaves. Great to cook or in add to salads. This is the most versatile broccoli raab variety for growing throughout the season, from spring to summer harvests, as well as overwintering in mild climates.

Planting Depth - 1/2"
Seed Spacing - Sow indoors and plant outside
Days to Germinate - 10-14
Row Spacing - 14"
Days to Maturity 40-48 days

Sowing instructions: Sow indoors in flats or small pots and keep warm. Transplant in early spring in a well prepared seed bed. Water well before germination then water as needed. Optimum soil temperature is 55-75 degrees F.

Plant Care: For the biggest yields place plants in raised composted beds. Water regularly.

Growing Tips:

Keep plants well watered
Transplant plants 12" apart in rows 18" - 36" apart
Stagger planting for extended harvest
Harvest before flower buds open
Once you've cut the central head leave the plant to produce smaller ones that begin maturing on all sides
Best Harvested before temperatures reach 80 degrees F
Plant again 12 - 8 weeks before first frost date

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