There are many different types of broccoli: We show the most important, well-tried and new types. Good seed can be conveniently ordered online.

Broccoli
There are several different types of broccoli

The numerous broccoli varieties differ mainly in appearance, size, origin and harvest time. The green vegetables are easy to grow and harvest in your own garden.

When buying seeds, you should pay attention to the respective properties. There are earlier and later varieties. There are also so-called sprouting varieties that overwinter outdoors. These form many smaller flowers in early spring: a wonderful spring vegetable!

Purple broccoli is becoming more and more fashionable

In the following we have put together a few well-known and proven varieties that thrive well in our latitudes:

  • Belstar (F1): very productive; large heads of broccoli with side shoots; very easy to care for; also used for commercial cultivation.
  • Calabrese: tried and tested Italian variety; many small flowers, but also larger ones; forms plenty of side shoots; consistently good yield.
  • Calinaro: compact broccoli with great taste; good for hobby growing; big heads.
  • Cezar: conspicuous blue-green colored variety; quite large heads form on the main shoot.
  • Kabuki (F1): variety that does not grow too tall; early maturity; well suited for cultivation on the terrace or balcony; the side shoots form some smaller heads.
  • Marathon (F1): coveted strain with good yields; slightly smaller, compact heads; as soon as the main shoot has been harvested, smaller heads can be harvested regularly later on the side shoots.
  • Parthenon (F1): good growing variety with high yields; also grows excellently in cooler areas and gives a good harvest; quite compact broccoli heads; also used in commercial cultivation.
  • Rosalind: tried and tested variety for connoisseurs; red-purple heads; the variety is very prone to branching; produces consistently good crop yields for weeks.
  • Santee (F1): numerous stems with violet heads; the variety Santee consistently delivers good yields due to the numerousBranches.
  • Summer Purple: this sprouting broccoli variety has few requirements; best recommended for newcomers to broccoli growing; tends to branch out; forms delicious purple heads.

Now that you know the different types of broccoli, it's time for the next step: cultivation. In our special article we provide you with valuable tips for planting broccoli.

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