Burpee Hybrid Broccoli
Burpee Hybrid Broccoli is a hybrid brassica variety (Brassica oleracea var. italica 'Burpee Hybrid'). Harvest begins around day 70-80; seed germinates in 5-10 days. Set plants 12-18 inches apart. Grow in soil pH 6.0-7.0, zones 6-9, full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours). Plants reach 10-24 inches. It will crop in a container. Hybrid seed does not come true, so it has to be bought fresh each season rather than saved.
Sowing
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or direct sow 2-3 weeks before last frost. For fall harvest, start 12-14 weeks before first fall frost.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1-1.5 inches per week, consistent moisture
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained soil with high organic matter
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 12-18 inches
- Height
- 10-24 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Deep blue-green
- Size
- 6-8 inch diameter heads
- Shape
- Large, tight, dome-shaped heads with fine beads
- Flavour
- Mild, sweet broccoli flavor with tender stems
In the kitchen
Steaming, stir-frying, roasting, raw in salads, freezing
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Cabbage worms, aphids, flea beetles, cabbage loopers
- Diseases
- Clubroot, black rot, downy mildew
- Resistance
- Good resistance to downy mildew and black rot
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April – May | June – July | June – July | August – September |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | May – July | August – September |
| 3 | March – April | May – June | May – June | July – October |
| 4 | March – April | May – June | April – June | July – October |
| 5 | February – March | April – May | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | February – March | April – May | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | March – May | June – November |
| 8 | January – February | March – April | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | January | February – March | February – March | April – December |
| 10 | January | February – March | January – March | April – December |
| 11 | January | January – February | January – February | March – December |
| 12 | January | January – February | January – February | March – December |
| 13 | January | January – February | January – February | March – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 31
- Protein (g)
- 2.57
- Fat (g)
- 0.34
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 6.27
- Fibre (g)
- 2.4
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 8
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 91.3
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.15
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 102
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.191
- Folate (µg)
- 65
- Calcium (mg)
- 46
- Iron (mg)
- 0.69
- Magnesium (mg)
- 21
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 67
- Potassium (mg)
- 303
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.42
- Selenium (µg)
- 1.6
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Burpee Hybrid Broccoli?
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Similar varieties
Other brassicas with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Burpee Hybrid Broccoli suits these too.
- Fioretto 70 70 days
- Cabbage 'Stonehead' 70 days
- Lavender 70 days
- Vitaverde 71 days
- Snowball Y Improved Cauliflower 68 days
- White Hot Cauliflower 68 days