Purple Broccoli

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£8.95
Edible
Leafy Vegetable

Discover the vibrant and nutritious broccoli plant, a perfect addition to your home garden. Renowned for its stunning colour and high yield, this broccoli plant for sale by AcquaGarden is ideal for both novice and experienced gardeners looking to enhance their vegetable garden.

Key Features

  • Variety: Distinctive purple broccoli adds a splash of colour to your garden.
  • High Yield: Produces multiple harvests throughout the growing season.
  • Disease-Resistant: Robust and resilient, ensuring healthy growth.
  • Optimal Growth Conditions: Thrives in well-drained soil with plenty of sunlight.
  • Culinary Versatility: Perfect for steaming, stir-fries, roasting, and salads.

Planting and Care

  1. Choose the Right Location: Select a sunny spot with well-drained soil.
  2. Planting: Sow seeds or transplant seedlings 18-24 inches apart.
  3. Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist, especially during dry periods.
  4. Maintenance: Mulch to retain moisture and control weeds.
  5. Harvesting: Pick the heads when they are tightly packed and before the buds start to flower for the best flavour.

Benefits

  • Nutritional Powerhouse: Rich in vitamins C and K, fibre, and antioxidants.
  • Garden Aesthetics: Adds visual appeal with its unique colour and structure.
  • Sustainable Choice: Supports eco-friendly gardening practices with resilient growth.

Elevate your gardening experience with AcquaGarden’s high-quality broccoli plant. For more options, explore our Broccoli Plants and Vegetable Plants collections.

Details

Broccoli plants are a gardener’s favourite, producing large, nutritious heads perfect for fresh eating or cooking. These easy-to-grow plants thrive in full sun with well-drained soil, making them ideal for garden beds and raised beds. With regular care, broccoli provides a continuous harvest over the growing season, rewarding you with a steady supply of fresh vegetables.

  • Produces tightly packed, nutritious heads perfect for steaming, roasting, or stir-fries
  • Thrives in full sun with well-drained soil
  • Ideal for growing in garden beds, raised beds, or containers
  • Provides multiple harvests throughout the growing season

What's Included

Packs: Ready-to-plant, each containing 12 or 24 plants, ideal for direct planting in your garden beds or containers.

Plugs: Healthy, young plug plants with strong roots. Perfect for planting directly in your garden beds or containers, these plugs will give you a head start on the growing season.

Delivery & Guarantee

Fast & Secure Delivery: We ship orders the same or next day, ensuring fast delivery via tracked Royal Mail or Parcel Force for larger items.

Shipping is FREE on all orders £60+

Bespoke & Secure Packaging: Our plants travel in custom packaging we've perfected over the years, arriving in excellent condition, thoroughly inspected, trimmed, and prepped.

100% Happiness Guarantee: Not happy with your purchase? We offer a full refund or replacement, even if you just change your mind, along with easy returns and prepaid postage.

Care Information

Sunlight Full sun to light shade
Position Sheltered
Soil Well-drained, fertile soil
Planting Time April to May
Moisture Medium
Hardiness Reasonably hardy
Growth Rate Medium
Spacing 30cm
Height and Spread 90cm x 60cm
Annual or Perennial Annual

What You Need To Know About “Purple Broccoli”

Plant Information
How To Plant
Plant Care

Broccoli is one of the most popular and nutritious vegetables you can grow, producing tightly packed heads full of vitamins and minerals. These easy-to-grow plants thrive in sunny locations with well-drained soil and can be planted in garden beds, raised beds, or containers. With proper care, broccoli plants will produce multiple harvests throughout the growing season, giving you a reliable supply of fresh, home-grown broccoli for your meals.

  • Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil
  • Produces large, nutritious heads perfect for cooking or fresh eating
  • Ideal for growing in garden beds, raised beds, or containers
  • Provides multiple harvests throughout the growing season

Broccoli is one of the most popular and nutritious vegetables you can grow, producing tightly packed heads full of vitamins and minerals. These easy-to-grow plants thrive in sunny locations with well-drained soil and can be planted in garden beds, raised beds, or containers. With proper care, broccoli plants will produce multiple harvests throughout the growing season, giving you a reliable supply of fresh, home-grown broccoli for your meals.

  • Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil
  • Produces large, nutritious heads perfect for cooking or fresh eating
  • Ideal for growing in garden beds, raised beds, or containers
  • Provides multiple harvests throughout the growing season
Planting Time: Spring to summer
Sunlight & Positioning: Sunny and Sheltered
Where to Plant: Garden Beds - Containers
Growing Location: Garden - Patio
Planting Time: Spring to summer
Sunlight & Positioning: Sunny and Sheltered
Where to Plant: Garden Beds - Containers
Growing Location: Garden - Patio

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the ideal growing conditions for broccoli plants?

Broccoli thrives in full sun with well-drained, fertile soil. Regular watering is essential, especially during head formation.

When should I harvest broccoli?

Harvest broccoli when the heads are firm and tight, typically 70-100 days after planting. Cut the central head before flowers begin to open.

How do I care for broccoli plants?

Water regularly, mulch to retain moisture, and fertilise every few weeks. After harvesting the central head, side shoots will grow for a continued harvest.

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