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Green Magic Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica 'Green Magic'
Height: 24 inches
Spacing: 20 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Description:
A selection perfect for summer and fall harvests; mid-early variety with good heat tolerance; uniform blue-green, tightly packed heads have a delicious crunch and flavor, great for fresh eating or cooking; holds well with good bolt resistance
Edible Qualities
Green Magic Broccoli is an annual vegetable plant that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces green florets with dark green overtones which are typically harvested when mature. The florets have a delicious taste and a crunchy texture.
The florets are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Eating When Cooked/Prepared
- Cooking
- Baking
- Freezing
Planting & Growing
Green Magic Broccoli will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. This vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.
This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant is a heavy feeder that requires frequent fertilizing throughout the growing season to perform at its best. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Green Magic Broccoli is a good choice for the vegetable garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
