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Broccoli - Italian Sprouting
We recommend you harvest the main head when it is 3 inches in diameter. Di Cocco also freezes well. This very tasty broccoli produces a lot of small to medium heads with a long harvest period. It produces copious amounts of small to medium sized well into summer. In mild climates, plant in the late fall for winter harvest. Broccoli prefers light, loamy, well drained soils. Plant as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring, 4 to 6 weeks before the average last frost. The Broccoli Italian Sprouting Di Cicco, 'Brussica rapa (ruvo group)', ia European Heirloom. The plants are tasty and productive. If you have eaten Broccoli in Italy, you know what we say when we say you should try Di Cocco. Sow successive plantings every 2 weeks throughout the cool early growing season for continuous harvest. ... more information
Monkshood Flowers are deep blue to blue and have 1 to 2 inch high hoods. Note: All parts of the plant are poisonous, especially the roots. They bloom from late summer into early fall. Plant in late fall or early spring. Monkshood takes 2 to 3 years to bloom from seed. Monkshood perform best in shade under trees or on the east or north side of a house. The flowers occur in clusters along tall spikes. The Monkshood, 'Aconitum napellus', is a wonderfully different perennial for your shade garden. They will withstand sun, but they must be watered constantly. |
