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calabrese 'Marathon' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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calabrese 'Marathon'

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Marathon'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae

About this plant

A hardy biennial grown as an annual vegetable. An exceptionally reliable and long-harvesting Summer broccoli producing medium size, dense heads with a great flavour. It will grow in most soils and shows some resistance to disease

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

SandyLoamClayChalk

NeutralAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well DrainedPoorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well compacted, non-acid soil in full sun. Sow seeds in Spring in shallow drills at 1.5cm depth, thin to 45cm apart when 10-15cm tall. See Vegetable Cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be susceptible to birds, cabbage caterpillar, cabbage whitefly, cabbage root fly, cutworms, flea beetle, mealy cabbage aphid, slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to black rot, clubroot, downy mildew, grey mould, leaf spot, white blister

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years