Also called rapini, this Italian heirloom broccoli sends up multiple long, green shoots with small broccoli heads. The flavor is slightly bitter mustard. This is a fast grower, sending up ...

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) is a prolific—and delicious—addition to any garden. While cultivating this hardy green is fairly simple, there are some plants that should be kept away from broccoli to ...

Take a trip to the nursery these days and you will find a good selection of locally grown broccoli starts. There are so many varieties from which to choose and not all are the typical fat, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZenShui/Laurence Mouton/Getty Images Broccoli is a popular cool-weather plant and a wonderful addition to any vegetable garden.

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a beautiful mild week of weather for the middle of August. I stopped by a local farm stand this week loaded with fresh tomatoes and peppers. One of my ...

The National Gardening Bureau has deemed 2023 as ‘Year of the Broccoli.’ Swihart Swihart The National Gardening Bureau has deemed 2023 as ‘Year of the Broccoli.’ With the turn of the new year, it ...

While this time of year when most vegetable plants are fading fast, broccoli just keeps on giving. Broccoli is prized for the large green head that is harvested and used in so many veggie trays, ...

Keep broccoli plants hydrated by watering them at the base a couple of times a week. Apply a liquid fertiliser fortnightly over the growing season, especially as you see heads start to develop. Once ...

Next month is an exciting time in the vegetable garden. In March, spring planting begins for warm-season vegetables, such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers and green beans. These plants will ...

Plants have their own special ways of competing in the garden and in nature. Some become chemical warriors and produce substances that affect the ability of other plants to grow. This is called ...