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  Posted by katie (U14383793) on Friday, 18th February 2011

  last year we grew sporting broccoli and did not have much luck on these. this year we want to try broccoli that u buy in shops. can anyone tell me a a good variety that is not sprouting broccoli?
  
  reagards katie

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  Posted by pjgolf (U2469936) on Saturday, 19th February 2011

  OK.
  I`m presuming that you mean Calabrese which is the green stuff you buy in the shops. There is loads of advice on how to grow this but check the link below
  
  PJ
  
  

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  Posted by Tee Gee (U10012255) on Saturday, 19th February 2011

  I agree I think you are referring to Calabrese.
  
  I think the first thing you have to be aware of is; it takes up quite a bit of space and one variety tends to mature at the same time.
  
  I grow three varieties that mature at slightly different times so that I get a bit of continuity.
  
  What I find is;
  By the time I have eaten variety 1 Variety 2 is ready
  
  then by the time I have finished these
  
  variety 1 has sent up secondary spears so I use these
  
  then variety 2 does the same so I am cropping for anything up to two months.
  
  Variety 3 is a much later variety so that is usually ready when varieties 1 & 2 are well and truly finished.
  
  I even so some much later in the hope we get an Indian summer then I get a catch crop, but this is risky as this batch can be wiped out with early frosts.
  
  I find it worth the risk in the last three the svcore is 2 to me and 1 to jack frost.

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