Broccoli

Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea

Description: Single textured 8 to 9 inch heads with small firm buds on thick stems. Great Steamed or served blanched in boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Ideal vegetable to complement many cooked dishes.

Chef Jeff's Tips: This member of the cabbage family prefers cool temperatures, and can tolerate light frost. The flowers are best eaten before they open, once they go to seed they loose their flavor and become inedible. Harvest when heads are compact and the buds are tight. Cut 6-8” below the heads to harvest as much of the tender delicious stems as possible. After the first center stalk is harvested, side shoots appear and develop into new heads. 4-5 Plants per person is recommend for the average family.