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Broccoli

Hari Gobi / Broccoli

Premium winter cole crop with strong demand. Gives a main head plus weeks of side shoots.

FruitinghardseasonalCool season
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Planting calendar

Month-by-month sowing suitability (northern-hemisphere reference — the app shifts calendars for your latitude). Best months to sow: Oct–Dec.

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Broccoli monthly sowing suitability
MonthSuitability
JanuaryGood
FebruaryPossible
MarchNot recommended
AprilNot recommended
MayNot recommended
JuneNot recommended
JulyNot recommended
AugustNot recommended
SeptemberGood
OctoberBest
NovemberBest
DecemberBest
Growing requirements
Sun
5–7 hours direct light
Water
Medium
Shade tolerance
Low
Container
25L (15 inch grow bag)
Soil depth
30 cm
Support
None
First harvest
80 days from sowing
Lifecycle
110 days
Timeline

Germination: about 8 days.

Transplant: around day 28.

Flowering begins: around day 0.

First harvest: around day 80.

Harvest window: roughly 30 days.

Terrace notes for Broccoli

High market value but climate-sensitive. The bonus side-shoots after the main head make it worth the effort in a cold winter.

Care tips

  • Cut the central head before the buds open.
  • Keep feeding after the main cut for side shoots.
  • Needs a genuine cool spell to head up well.
Common pests
  • Diamondback moth
  • Aphids
Common diseases
  • Downy mildew
  • Black rot

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