Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late February to mid-July, sow outside early April to late July, plant out late March to early August, and harvest late June to mid-November.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late February to mid-July
- Sow outdoors
- early April to late July
- Plant out
- late March to early August
- Harvest
- late June to mid-November
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 45 cm apart, rows 60 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1.5 cm
- Ready in
- 50 to 75 days from planting out
- Grows to
- 75 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -5 °C
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- About 8 weeks
Growing tip
Cut the main head while the buds are still tight, and side shoots will follow for weeks.
Neighbours
Grows well with
Keep apart from
Brassicas are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works
More brassicas
Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For broccoli, we used:
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