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broccoli (purple sprouting) 'Mendocino' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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broccoli (purple sprouting) 'Mendocino'

Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Mendocino'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae

About this plant

A hardy biennial grown as an annual vegetable. An excellent early maincrop variety producing strong yields of quality, uniform purple spears. Planting in August will provide an early harvest between March and April

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandyChalk

NeutralAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Well DrainedPoorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well compacted, nom-acid soil in full sun. Sow between April and June for transplanting in June-July. Harvest from July to following May. See Vegetable Cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

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

Diseases

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

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