Organic Broccoli Calabrese – Key Facts
Difficulty: Easy
Presoak: Yes
Germination: 2-4 days
Black out time: 2-3 days
Time to harvest: 5-12 days
Height: 5-7cm
Flavour: mild and slightly spicy/peppery
Nutrients: Vitamins A & C, with Calcium, Iron and Phosphorus.
Organic Broccoli Calabrese – Growing Instructions
Grow as a microgreen
- Sow your seeds directly onto a moistened growing medium (3-5cm deep) and lightly mist the seeds with water.
- Place the seeded tray into a second tray without drainage holes. This will allow you to bottom water the tray.
- Cover with a lid or another tray and lightly mist as needed.
- After leaves have been developed on day 3-4, remove the cover and place in a well-lit location.
- When watering the seedlings, keep using the bottom tray.
- Harvest between 7-12 days or when the seedlings are 5cm tall. Cut the stems above the soil line with a knife or scissors.
Grow as a sprouting
- Clean and sterilise the sprouter.
- Put the seeds in the sprouter and cover with room temperature water
- Soak the seeds for 8-12 hours and remove any seeds which are floating.
- Drain all of the water until the seeds are damp.
- Place the seeds in the sprouter and cover with a lid
Make sure to rinse the seeds 2-3 times a day until harvesting around days 5-7.         Â