Good varieties of broccoli

The birthplace of broccoli is Asia Minor and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has been cultivated there for two thousand years. In Russia, this relative of cauliflower appeared not so long ago, but immediately became popular and beloved by supporters of a healthy lifestyle.

Features of broccoli cabbage

In this rather unpretentious variety of cabbage, not leaves are edible, but unopened inflorescences, which are natural multivitamins due to their composition.

Nutritional properties and unique composition

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian scientists NI Kichunov and R.D. Schroeder gave broccoli the highest rating, placing it above cauliflower. It contains more protein than asparagus, spinach, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, as much essential amino acids as in beef, and lysine, isoleucine and tryptophan as in chicken eggs.

Broccoli inflorescences contain vitamins A, B1, B2, PP, C, E, K, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium salts. This culture contains methionine and choline - anti-sclerotic substances that prevent the accumulation of cholesterol in the body and improve memory. Broccoli also contains a substance sulforaphane, which prevents the formation of cancer cells, and sinigrin, which destroys malignant cells. Therefore, this vegetable plant must be planted for a long and healthy life.

It's great to eat raw broccoli, but it's also easy to cook.

The nuances of growing

Very often, having failed at the first planting, vegetable growers abandon this crop. However, it is not difficult to grow this vegetable, you just need to know some features.

Broccoli is photophilous and grows best in humus-rich, well-drained soils with a pH between 6.0 and 6.8. Broccoli is a culture of moderate temperature (+ 16–25 ° C) and humidity (relative humidity of the soil 75%, air - 85%). The vegetable is hardy and can withstand a temperature drop down to -7 ° C, especially late-ripening varieties are cold-resistant. But plants react to an increase in temperature with rapid growth and, of course, one must not miss the moment and have time to cut off the head before flowering.

Broccoli heads must be cut off before flowering, otherwise they become inedible.

In southern regions, broccoli should only be grown as an early spring crop and in the fall for winter storage. But in the middle zone and in the north, this culture feels great.

What to consider when choosing a variety, seed producers

Today, more than 200 varieties and hybrids of broccoli cabbage are known in the world. The State Register of Breeding Achievements includes 37 names of this wonderful vegetable. The seed producers are the Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, Japan and, of course, Russia. They are approved for cultivation in all regions of the Russian Federation, therefore, it is worth choosing seeds for planting based on your needs and desires, taking into account the descriptions of the plants. The only thing to consider when choosing a variety for planting in your region is the ripening time. Broccoli of the latest ripening dates (130-145 days) should not be planted in Siberia and the Urals, where a short summer will not allow a good harvest.It is also worth noting that the varieties have a brighter taste, and the hybrids surpass them in yield, frost resistance, and unfavorable conditions.

The best varieties of broccoli with a description and characteristics

Like most vegetables, broccoli are ripened according to their maturity dates.

Early

Early-maturing broccoli varieties include varieties and hybrids of broccoli cabbage with a ripening period of up to 100 days.
Usually, early-maturing varieties have little fresh storage, but they can be processed.

• Jung F1 is a super-early hybrid, the originator of which is the selection station named after N.N. Timofeev. Allows you to harvest in 60–65 days after planting seedlings. The small green head is loose, weighs 200 g. Marketable yield 1.3 kg / sq. m.

Video: Jung's broccoli F1

• Green Magic F1 is an early ripe hybrid of the selection of the French company SAKATA, which has a great taste, a larger head weighing up to 700 g, elliptical, gray-green in color, medium density. Shows repair properties, is resistant to diseases and pests. You can collect 2.2 kg per square meter.

Video: broccoli Green Magic F1

• Chronos F1 is another early hybrid of the SAKATA company. Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2017. A short plant forms dense blue-green inflorescences of medium to large size, weighing 0.5-0.6 kg, excellent taste. The yield of Chronos F1 is 2.7 kg / sq. m.
  

The Chronos F1 hybrid has a large dense head weighing up to 600 g

• Tonus is a long-known proven variety of selection of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution of the Federal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing. The first central head weighing up to 200 g is formed at the end of July, then small heads are formed on the lateral shoots until October.

Photo gallery: long-term fruiting of the Tonus variety

• Vyarus is an early ripening variety originated by AGRO-BEST. Forms dense bluish-green heads with a diameter of 20 cm and a mass of 120 g. The plant is resistant to both low and high temperatures, gives a large number of secondary shoots. You can collect 2.9 kg per square meter.

Vyarus broccoli, which is resistant to both low and high temperatures, is grown in Russia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

• Venus F1 - early maturing (80–90 days) hybrid, not forming side shoots, from the Sedek company. Heads are dense, dark green, weighing 350-600 g, excellent taste. Productivity 3.0-3.5 kg / m2. The hybrid is resistant to fusarium, the harvest is maturing amicably.

Venus F1 is characterized by amicable maturation of the heads

Medium early

Among medium early broccoli, the following hybrids can be distinguished:

• Fiesta of Dutch selection with very dense inflorescences weighing 300 g of excellent taste. The variety does not give new shoots, is resistant to fusarium wilt;

  Fiesta F1 Fusarium Resistant

• Macho from the breeding company "Gavrish", a low-growing plant, with several stems, forms dense green inflorescences up to 300 g;

  Macho F1 Hybrid keeps well frozen

• Naxos from the SAKATA company, a tall plant, in one stem, has blue-green inflorescences weighing 600 g of excellent and good taste;
• Moscow souvenir of Russian selection, medium height, with a head of medium density weighing 400–450 g, yields a yield of 1.0–1.2 kg / sq. M.

Mid-early broccoli can be grown in Siberia and the Urals.

Mid-season

The ripening period for mid-season broccoli is 105–130 days. The State Register of the Russian Federation includes the following varieties and hybrids of the average ripening period:

• Batavia F1 of Dutch selection with a gray-green dense inflorescence of excellent taste, weighing 700 g, additionally forms secondary shoots, gives a yield of 2.6 kg / sq. m;
• Heraklion F1 from SAKATA - a high hybrid, yield 2.5 kg per square meter, dense heads, weighing 550 g, excellent taste, there are secondary heads;
• Dwarf - from the agricultural firm Sedek has a medium-sized inflorescence weighing 400 g, gray-green, medium density, there are secondary shoots with inflorescences. You can collect 2.4 kg per sq. m;
• Curly head - another variety from the company Sedek, has smaller leaves and a larger head 600 g;
• Curly is a variety from the breeding company Gavrish that does not form secondary inflorescences. Head mass - 600-700 g. The taste is excellent. Productivity - 2.6 kg per sq. m;
• Linda is a medium-sized variety with a dark green elliptical head, medium texture, weighing 300-400 g. It is appreciated for its high yield (3-4 kg per sq. M); after cutting, up to 7 lateral shoots with 50 heads each grow on the plant –70 g;
• Montop F1 is a hybrid of Sady Russia, it has a large head of average density weighing 900 g of excellent taste, there are no secondary heads. Productivity - 3.1 kg / sq. m;
• Ronnie F1 - a tall hybrid of Italian selection, has gray-green dense heads weighing 500 g, does not form secondary shoots;
• Surfing F1 is an excellent hybrid from the Research Institute of Vegetable Growing in Protected Ground and the Gavrish breeding company. In the presence of secondary heads, the central one has a mass of up to 1.0 kg. The taste is excellent, the color is green, the density is average. The yield of the hybrid is 3.7 kg per sq. m;
• Stromboli F1 from Dutch breeders. The hybrid has inflorescences weighing 600-700 g of green color, medium density, excellent taste. You can collect 2.6 kg per sq. m;
• Fortuna is a variety from the Moscow Region agricultural firm Search with a small (150 g) central head of delicate texture and excellent taste. Due to numerous shoots, it has a yield of 2.6 kg per square meter;
• Caesar is another variety in which secondary heads grow after cutting off the central head. The mass of the central head is up to 135 g. The taste is good. It is possible to collect 2.5 kg / sq. m.

Photo gallery: mid-season broccoli varieties and hybrids

Late ripening

Late-ripening broccoli varieties are commonly used for winter harvesting. In the northern regions there is a risk of not getting the harvest in time. Their ripening period is 130-145 days.

• Parthenon F1 is a hybrid of the SAKATA firm with dense, medium and large inflorescences, gray-green in color, weighing 600-900 g, excellent taste. Productivity 3.3 kg / sq. m;
• Monrello F1 is a Swiss hybrid of excellent taste without secondary head formation. Head weight - 700-800 g, yield - 3.6 kg / sq. m;
• Monopoly F1 is a productive (3.1 kg / sq. M) hybrid of Dutch selection, which forms secondary inflorescences. Central head weight 600 g;
• Monaco F1 is another fruitful (4.2 kg / sq. M) Dutch hybrid with dense gray-green medium-sized heads weighing 600 g, excellent taste. There are no secondary heads;
• Marathon F1 is a Japanese hybrid from SAKATA with a yield of 3.2 kg / sq. m, has a green head of medium size, dense, with a delicate texture, weighing 800 g, excellent taste;
• Agassi F1 is a Dutch hybrid with a yield of 3.7 kg per sq. m, with a gray-green head of medium size, weighing 700 g, forms secondary heads;
• Lord F1 - a hybrid from Holland with a large head of light green buds, dense, weighing 0.8-1.2 kg, excellent taste. Can collect 2.7kg / sq. m.

Photo gallery: late ripening broccoli hybrids

Mid late

In Siberia and the Urals, such hybrids can be grown in greenhouses.

• Ironman F1 is a Dutch variety with a gray-green inflorescence weighing 400-600 g of excellent taste. You can get a yield of 2.9 kg / sq. m;

  Ironman F1 is suitable for Siberia and the Urals

• Lucky F1 - Dutch hybrid, which is valued for long-term fruiting, has a round-flat, gray-green, dense, with a delicate texture head weighing 300-600 g;

  F1 varnishes are valuable for long fruiting

• Monterey F1 is also a Dutch hybrid with no secondary heads. Inflorescence weight from 600 g to 1.9 kg. Good taste. The yield of the hybrid is 3.6 kg / sq. m. It is undemanding to growing conditions;
• Orantes F1 - another hybrid from Holland, has medium-sized inflorescences, gray-green color, medium density, weighing from 600 g to 1.5 kg, good taste. Can grow 3.6 kg / sq. m.

Not only healthy, but also an ornamental vegetable

It is customary for us to plant broccoli with green inflorescences. Purple and white varieties are very common in Europe.They are just as useful as well as very decorative. Online store Russkiy Ogorod-NK, LLC SPK APD sells broccoli seeds of the Purple Queen variety with purple heads. The variety is very beautiful during the flowering period. The Purple Queen produces the main harvest in the second half of summer, continuing to bear fruit until mid-autumn.

Broccoli variety Purple Queen with purple buds

Reviews of varieties and seed producers

There are enough broccoli hybrids and varieties to find your favorite. Choose seeds from reliable producers, pay attention to ripening times and yields, and grow broccoli for a long and happy life.

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Broccoli cabbage is not just a plant endowed with useful trace elements and common in cooking, it is also a product that has more than two hundred varieties.

Broccoli Tonus is a popular early variety

Broccoli subspecies

Broccoli varieties are varied but similar in characteristics. The main advantage of growing this crop is that broccoli varieties of which are numerous, can grow in different regions of the country. They survive and grow abundantly in all climates. Each variety has its own characteristics and acceptable growing conditions.

In households, you rarely find varieties of broccoli cabbage, as few farmers want to deal with it. With all its diversity, the best varieties of broccoli are grown predominantly on an industrial scale.

The difficulty of growing a crop lies only in the correct choice of a variety that will take root in your climatic conditions, the rest will not require much effort from you.

Broccoli Lazarus F1 ripens in just 60 days after planting

Varieties of broccoli:

• Tone. The species is characterized by tastes superior to others. The ripening period is early, it takes seventy days from the moment the first shoots form. The whole fit fits in one moment, evenly. Weight and height are two hundred grams and eight centimeters. The bunch is large green. At the site of the cut, shoots grow, gaining weight of fifty grams. The harvest will be about seven kilograms per square meter.
• Broccoli F1. A popular type of culture. A suitable temperature regime is twenty degrees, they ripen in an average period, that is, neither early nor late. The bunch is large, the color is green. It must be stored for a long time and is intended for fresh consumption, suitable for heat treatment.
• Lazarus F1. From the moment of planting, the crop emerges after two months. This is the earliest variety of broccoli. External characteristics and parameters are no different from previous types.
• Linda. Ripens after three to four months. The bundle can weigh up to four hundred grams.
• Vitamin A. Gives off three months after planting. The size is small, weighing about three hundred grams. The color of the plant is dark green.
• Arcadia. The germination period is average, the weight is four hundred grams, the color is green, the structure of the head is hilly.
• Vitamin. The harvest is suitable before reaching three months. It belongs to the species with early ripeness. The bundle weighs about three hundred grams, but does not reach this limit. This species needs attention, it loses its qualities if the harvest is not harvested on time.
• Dwarf. The gray-green color of the head reaches a weight of three hundred grams. The second harvest since the first harvest yields two hundred grams of heads. Suitable for growing in the northern regions of the country. As well as varieties of Calabrese, laser, varnishes, Monterey.
• Continental. This species has a leading position in taste, the weight of the bunch reaches five hundred grams, it ripens late.
• Monterey. They are tolerant to species diseases and pests. It matures early, the bunch can weigh up to a kilogram, but there are no repeated shoots.

Broccoli is a type of cauliflower. This plant is unpretentious, but depends on climatic conditions. In appearance it is similar to ordinary cabbage, but inferior in size.The seeds of many plants are suitable for growing in Siberia, the Urals, the Moscow region. The culture is suitable for growing outdoors.

Broccoli Monterey - early and disease resistant variety

Plant features

All varieties of broccoli grow outdoors. Seeds sprout in different regions of the country with any climatic conditions. Cold-resistant crops grow in Siberia. Some seeds are suitable for the middle lane. The main advantage of crop seeds is that they are suitable for growing in Siberia.

Species differences of varieties are in predispositions, endurance and appearance.Calabrese looks more like dense inflorescences and has a bright green color, but Italian broccoli takes on the appearance of asparagus. This species is eaten whole along with the stems.

The useful qualities of the plant are superior to all known vegetables. This plant is an indispensable link in nutrition for vegetarians. The protein found in broccoli can replace chicken and beef proteins. In addition, the culture contains a large amount of vitamins, minerals and amino acids necessary for the healthy development of the body, does not contain fats.

Broccoli is the healthiest vegetable in the world

Growing seeds is beneficial because the culture is unpretentious, grows in the open field and does not require special care. Cabbage is in demand as a food product, as it is irreplaceable due to its qualities. The plant contains more vitamin C. than common citrus fruits. Crop seeds are not difficult to acquire. The seeds of the plant are planted in open ground and within three to four months the crop yields a harvest, depending on which seeds are selected.

Cabbage is ideal for dieters. Since vitamins and minerals make it possible to compensate for the limitations in the intended human diet.

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Almost all broccoli varieties are fairly early. Already 95-105 days after planting seedlings in open soil, you can harvest the first crop of broccoli cabbage. Care, cultivation of this vegetable is almost no different from caring for other types of cabbage.

The first thing to do before planting seeds for seedlings is to choose the right variety. In this culture, there are two subspecies:

1. Calabrese. Distinctive features are dense, hard head of cabbage with many inflorescences on a thick stem.
2. Asparagus. It is also called “Italian Broccoli”. The distinctive forms of this cabbage are small bunches of inflorescences that form small heads. It is from such miniature heads that the entire fetus consists. The stems are also eaten. Their flavoring properties are reminiscent of the aroma of asparagus.

It should be noted that growing broccoli does not require any special knowledge. Many summer residents and experts consider it the most unpretentious.

Among the best varieties of broccoli cabbage, there are early and mid-season varieties:

• Tone. Has medium-dense inflorescences of a green tint. It belongs to one of the earliest varieties. The first fruits can be harvested as early as 80-90 days. After cutting off the ripe lateral heads, the plant is able to quickly grow new inflorescences. A good harvest of such bunches can be harvested from one fruit. The variety of broccoli cabbage Tonus has excellent taste and looks good when decorating a dinner table.
• Fiesta. An early ripe variety with a growing season of up to 70 days. Perhaps this is the smallest cabbage of this variety. It forms only one small head weighing up to 300 g. At the same time, it has a dense structure and juicy filling. There are no side branches. This variety of broccoli cabbage (see photo) is very easy to find among other varieties of this type of vegetable.
• Linda. Mid-season cabbage. The ripening period is 110 days. A distinctive feature of the plant is a large central head, which can reach a weight of 500 g. The tone of these large bunches is usually dark green.Other heads, which grow after cutting the main one, at first have a light color and rapidly developing large bundles. This is the best broccoli variety for the medium strip.
• Arcadia F1. Refers to varieties of the early ripening period. Excellent quality of taste and adaptability to cold conditions make this variety unique. As summer residents say, this is the best variety of broccoli cabbage for Siberia and the Urals. It also shows good yields, even if almost no effort is made when growing.
• Monterey F1. A frost-resistant mid-season variety with a central head, on which no lateral branches are formed. It looks somewhat like the broccoli Fiesta variety, but the Monterey hybrid has a much larger fruit, reaching a mass of almost 2 kg. The color of the fruit itself is dark, with a green tint. Monterey cabbage can be attributed to the best varieties of broccoli cabbage for Ukraine and the Moscow region.
• Lazarus F1. An early ripe hybrid with dense, dark green heads. Full vegetation period is about two months. The taste is excellent. After harvesting, it quickly forms new bunches, only they are smaller. Fruiting up to one month after harvesting the main fruits.

The above varieties are included in the Russian official State Register. There are more than 200 varieties and varieties of broccoli cabbage in the world.

There are also other varieties to look out for. These include: Calabrese and Continental. These are varieties of a later ripening period. They bear fruit well in the conditions of the Southern and Middle regions. The heads of this kaputa weigh about 500 grams. They have a dense structure and are conditionally cold-resistant.

Broccoli is a tireless fan base. Due to the fact that it can ripen in almost any climate, it is resistant to sudden changes in temperature, it is easy and profitable to grow it. Broccoli cabbage varieties are very diverse, so gardeners who decide to grow it should learn more about them.

The best early varieties of broccoli

Early varieties of broccoli cabbage are intended for immediate consumption or processing, since they are kept fresh for very little (on average, up to 7 days). Their peculiarity is the abundance of vitamins, fast, friendly ripening and delicate texture. They are perfect for fresh salads and summer smoothies (green cocktails).

The best early varieties of broccoli

• "Batavia F1 " ripens in 65-68 days. The heads are large, 1-1.5 kg, dark green, round and dense, the inflorescences are easily separated from each other. Average yield 2.6 kg / m. sq. Not susceptible to cracking and fusarium, can be grown in extreme conditions.
• "Fiesta" ripens in 70 days. Broccoli grows with a small head up to 300 grams with a dense structure and very juicy pulp. Does not give lateral shoots, leaves grow almost vertically. Productivity - 2.4-3.5 kg / m. sq. There is resistance to fusarium wilt.
• "Vitamin" - early ripening variety of broccoli cabbage, ripens in 72-90 days. The heads are dark green, small, 150-320 grams each. They must be collected immediately after ripening, since when overexposed they become very loose and crumble. Gives lateral processes after cutting off the main fruit.
• "Curly head" - ripens in 82-90 days from the date of emergence. The head is green, dense in structure, strong, weighing 400-600 grams. Gives many lateral processes. Suitable for long-term storage, grows in unfavorable conditions.
• "Linda" - a variety of broccoli that ripens in 100 days. The central head has an average weight of 350 grams, but there are record holders under 0.5 kg. The color is dark green, the structure of the head is dense. After cutting off the central fruit, the plant produces small lateral shoots (up to 7 pieces) weighing 50-70 grams. The yield per square meter reaches 3.5-4 kg.

Mid-season broccoli varieties

Mid-season broccoli cabbage varieties have universal applications.They can be eaten right away or put into storage, they are fresh for about 15 days under proper conditions. Often they make preparations for the winter or freeze them.

Mid-season broccoli varieties

• "Calabrese" - cold-resistant, mid-season broccoli variety. Gives a medium-sized head weighing up to 400 grams. The color is green with a light blue tint.
• "Arcadia F1" - mid-season hybrid, ripening in 110 days. The head is massive with pronounced tuberosity. The average weight reaches 450 grams. The color is light green. After cutting off the main head, the lateral ones begin to appear and ripen, but they rarely exceed 70 grams. It grows and gives good yields even with significant thickening of plants and low temperatures.
• "Vitamin A" - a variety of broccoli that ripens 110 days after germination. The head is green, dense, weighing 200-300 grams. Gives some offspring heads after cutting off the center vegetable.

Which varieties of broccoli are late ripening?

Late-ripening varieties are kept fresh longer than all other species, therefore they are appreciated by gardeners and everyone who is involved in the broccoli trade. They are also often used for winter processing, freezing and canning. Late varieties of broccoli are harsher and may taste less delicate.

Late ripening broccoli varieties

• "Atlantic" ripens in 125-135 days. It grows up to 50-60 cm in height, has a rosette of leaves, small but dense heads weighing up to 200-400 grams.
• "Continental" gives an aligned head, with small tubercles, round, green, large, weighing up to 0.5 kg, very dense. The rosette is half-raised, the leaves are even, slightly bubbly. Productivity 2.0-2.2 kg / m. sq.
• "Grinia" - a popular variety of broccoli cabbage, ripening in 130-140 days. The plant reaches 60 cm in height, the heads are small, dense, up to 300 grams.
• Monterey F1 - a hybrid with giant heads weighing up to 1.9 kg! The color of this variety is dark green, the structure of the head is compact. It does not give lateral shoots, so after cutting off the center fruit, the plant can be completely uprooted.

What are the most productive varieties of broccoli?

Now it is worth dwelling in more detail on the most productive varieties of broccoli cabbage.

The most productive varieties of broccoli

• "Tone" has a large, dense head of dark green color. The lateral processes grow quickly, weighing up to 70 grams. It is characterized by amicable ripening 2.5-3 months after germination. Productivity 5.5-6.5 kg / m. sq.
• "Monaco F1 " - an early hybrid of broccoli cabbage, the growing season lasts 70-75 days. The stem grows up to 80 cm, the head can reach 2 kg in weight! It does not give lateral shoots, but about 4.5 kg are harvested from a square meter per season. Possesses resistance to bacteriosis, cracking, has high commercial and transportable qualities.
• "Lord F1 " - an early ripe hybrid, ripening in 60-65 days, with a yield of 4 kg / m. sq. Produces large heads of 1.5 kg each. The stem is powerful, the leaf is corrugated, the head is round-flat, rich green, fine-grained. Provides additional lateral shoots, each of which can reach 200 grams. Recommended for outdoor use.

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