Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Summer Purple'
Broccoli 'Summer Purple'
Broccoli is a type of brassica that has flowering heads that are eaten as a vegetable, and considered by many to be a "superfood" because of its nutritional benefits. The stalks of the flower-heads are often cooked for eating as well - best steamed. It is sometimes known by the Italian name of Calabrese. 'Summer Purple' is a purple sprouting broccoli bred specially for Summer cropping, from mid Summer to early Winter.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Broccoli 'Summer Purple'
Latin name
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Summer Purple'
type
Vegetable
family
Brassicaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
1.00 M
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Summer Purple'
Broccoli is a type of brassica that has flowering heads that are eaten as a vegetable, and considered by many to be a "superfood" because of its nutritional benefits. The stalks of the flower-heads are often cooked for eating as well - best steamed. It is sometimes known by the Italian name of Calabrese. 'Summer Purple' is a purple sprouting broccoli bred specially for Summer cropping, from mid Summer to early Winter.
Propagating by seed
From Late Winter TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds in trays in the greenhouse in late Winter. Sow the seeds about 1" apart, and thin out the weaker plants as they grow. Or, for a later crop, sow direct in the soil in mid Spring.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Seedlings started off in the greenhouse should be hardened off gradually before being planted outside. Plant 12" - 24" apart (depending on the size of the variety being grown) and allow at least 1' between rows. Firm the plants in well, and give them a really good puddle of water. Seedlings that were sown direct in the soil should be thinned out to 12" apart (or replanted)
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