GREEN SPROUTING CALABRESE BROCCOLI IS AN HEIRLOOM VARIETY THAT’S BEEN A GARDENER’S FAVORITE FOR MANY YEARS! BROUGHT TO THE USA IN THE 1880’S BY ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS, THIS FLAVORFUL BROCCOLI IS OPEN-POLLINATED AND EASY TO GROW.

GREEN SPROUTING CALABRESE BROCCOLI WILL PRODUCE TIGHT, DARK GREEN HEADS 6” TO 8” ACROSS, AND WILL ALSO SEND OFF MANY SIDE BRANCHES AFTER THE MAIN HEAD HAS BEEN HARVESTED. IN FACT, GREEN SPROUTING CALABRESE IS SO FAMOUS FOR ‘SPROUTING’ AN ABUNDANCE OF OFF-SHOOTING SIDE BRANCHES, IT’S EVEN IN ITS NAME! THIS EXTENDS THE HARVEST OF THIS BROCCOLI FAR LONGER THAN MOST OTHER VARIETIES.

A GREAT TASTING BROCCOLI, GREEN SPROUTING CALABRESE IS PERFECT FRESH OR COOKED, USE IT IN STIR-FRYS AND SALADS, OR YOUR FAVOITE CASSEROLE. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE BEST VARIETIES FOR FREEZING. GREEN SPROUTING CALABRESE BROCCOLI IS ALSO DROUGHT TOLERANT, AND IT’S ADAPTABLE TO MANY CLIMATES AND SOIL CONDITIONS. LIKE ALL BROCCOLIS, GREEN SPROUTING CALABRESE IS A COOL WEATHER CROP, NEEDING TO BE PLANTED IN THE EARLY SPRING OR LATE FALL.