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Broccoli & Other Cruciferous Vegetables
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By Todd Porter and Diane Cu
Published 2013
ON OUR LIST OF GARDENING SKILLS TO improve on, growing Brussels sprouts and cauliflower are at the top. Perhaps it’s the warmer weather in our region, but we’re not all that good at growing most cruciferous vegetables in the cabbage family—though we are absolutely great at eating them. So when we see gardens in cool-weather environments flourish with blooming heads of broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, and Brussels sprouts, we’re “green” with envy!
Our growing success comes largely in humble bunches of kale, radishes, turnips, and mustard greens. A handful of these seeds will sprout like a swarm of bees on the soil. Radishes, especially, are a joy to grow because of gorgeous varieties like French Breakfast, Watermelon, Purple Plum, and Pink Beauty.