Broccoli De Ciccio Organic
Broccoli De Ciccio Organic. One of the best of the old-fashioned Italian broccolis, this Italian heirloom variety is suitable for fall and spring sowing. De Ciccio is a compact plant and very productive producing an early central blue-green head, followed by numerous side shoots into early summer. We recommend you harvest the main head when it is 3″ in diameter – this will encourage more side shoots. The leaves can also be used as spring greens.
Cultivation Advice Broccoli De Ciccio Organic
- Sow thinly under cover 4-6 weeks prior to the last frost at 1/8in depth.
- For outdoor sowings 2-4 weeks prior to the last frost in drills 12 in apart.
- Transplant / thin to 1in apart and grow on.
- For seedlings raised under cover gradually harden off and plant out 12-18 in apart.
- For autumn sowings sow outside 6-8 weeks prior to the last frost.
- Broccoli likes rich, heavily mulched soil.
- When transplanting add bone meal to the soil around the plant.
- Harvest the main head at 2-3 inches to encourage the vigorous side shoots.
