Tag Archives: Broccoli

Penne with Broccoli

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Liz

A bit of cool weather and the winter crops are starting to perform.  Well those at my mum & dad’s are anyway.  My brassicas are either very newly planted or in fairly sunless spots and stunted as a result.   When I … Continue reading →

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Top 5: Things to plant in Autumn

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Liz

The title of this post should probably read – Things to plant in Melbourne in Autumn, as all are well suited to a Melbourne winter.   Having said that though, all these crops are frost tolerant and will grow in a broad … Continue reading →

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Green Dragon & Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Liz

I pulled out my remaining mature broccoli plants (with one exception) to make room for the tomatoes I planted last weekend.  Thus it seems an ideal time to pontificate on the varieties I grew this year. Frankly, I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Battling the Aphids – Growing Broccoli

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Liz

Apparently the name broccoli comes from Italian broccolo, which means something like: ‘the flowering top of a cabbage’.  I read this on Wikipedia – I love Wikipedia - I find that even if the info on there isn’t true its usually entertaining … Continue reading →

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