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0 Organic Spring Raab Broccoli Raab, Brassica rapa var ruvo

Light:	Full Sun/Part Shade
Zones:
Plant Height:	30"
Seedling Depth:	1/2"
Plant Spacing:	2"
Seeding Rate:	10-12 seeds/ft
Row Spacing:	18-24”
Days to Maturity:	45 days

When to Sow:

Plant early spring to midsummer; over-winter in mild climates.

Special Features:

Moderately hardy annual with qualities of a mustard green and broccoli for salads and light cooking. Grown for their tender flowering shoots with many tender leaves; side shoots with penny size clusters of buds. Tolerates light frosts. Harvest multiple times as flower stalks peak above foliage or for a one time harvest.

A traditional Italian specialty; mild mustard flavor and broccoli-like florets. Easy to grow, loaded with folic acid and vitamins.

Approx. seeds per package.