broccoli seeds to plant Piracicaba Broccoli Seeds – Heat-Tolerant Sprouting Variety – Jerra's Garden

broccoli seeds to plant Piracicaba Broccoli Seeds – Heat-Tolerant Sprouting Variety – Jerra's GardenPiracicaba Brazilian Sprouting Broccoli Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Brassica oleracea Listing is for 1 packet of approximately 100 seeds Learn how to grow Piracicaba from seed all the way to harvest with my YouTube video tutorial: https: youtu. be MpNEouHmc8M This is the most heat tolerant broccoli variety I have ever grown. This heirloom variety comes from Brazil and is a non heading broccoli. It will not form a single big head like traditional

Piracicaba Brazilian Sprouting Broccoli Heirloom Vegetable Seeds
Brassica oleracea
Listing is for 1 packet of approximately 100 seeds

Learn how to grow Piracicaba from seed all the way to harvest with my YouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/MpNEouHmc8M

This is the most heat tolerant broccoli variety I have ever grown. This heirloom variety comes from Brazil and is a non-heading broccoli. It will not form a single big head like traditional broccoli. Instead it forms multiple smaller branches similar to rapini or broccoli rabe. The more you harvest, the more side shoots it will produce. The entire plant leaves, stems, and florets are edible. The flavor is fantastic and doesn't get bitter even in high heat. It tastes like asparagus and broccoli rabe. 

We have a very small window to grow traditional brassicas like broccoli and cauliflower in Florida. These crops bolt very easily when there is a hot day. Therefore, we grow brassicas during late fall, winter, and early spring. This can also be challenging because winter weather in Florida fluctuates so much. We have a cold day followed by a very warm day. Again, this triggers traditional brassicas to bolt. I find that if I have not harvested all of my broccoli/cauliflower by March, then its too late. However, this Piracicaba variety was still producing florets into the summer. 

PLANTING
Germination: 5-15 days

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4” deep, barely press the seeds into the surface of the soil

Sowing: Can direct sow or start in seed trays. Typically grown in fall, winter, and spring. If you live in colder climates you can grow during the summer as well.

Days to maturity: 50 days

My Recipes That Use Piracicaba

Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Soup