Calabrese - 'F1 Green Magic' 6 X Medium Plug Vegetable Plants

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DescriptionAn early maturing variety with a tightly packed heads that some say taste milder than sprouting broccoli. Once this has been harvested the plant will produce lots of side shoots which can be picked over a long period. Good tolerance to white rust and ideal for freezing.HarvestJune to OctoberGrowing InstructionsPlant 30cm apart in well drained soil in partial shade. Keep well watered until established and in dry weather. Protect from cabbage white butterfly in the summer months.TipSteam rather than boil to keep their rich colour and vitamin count. Leaves also can be cooked and eaten as a winter green.Calabrese and Broccoli - what's the difference?Supermarkets, for whatever reason decided to swap the names around. So we just wanted to help clarify what's what. Calabrese are smaller plants that will produce a large green crown/heads, they are grown from spring to early summer and crop the same year.Broccoli or sprouting broccoli is typically an over winter type that produces large plants with lots of small heads/florets/purple spears. These are grown from late spring to late summer and harvested from late winter to the following spring. Supermarkets, for whatever reason decided to swap the names around.