I vote against De Cicco Broccoli next year

[Sue Sullivan]

This is my second year growing it because I foolishly confused it with
a large-headed variety. It heads up small and produces side shoots
that, with our heat, go to flower before they're of any size to
harvest. I think we should stick with Fiesta for HGF seeds, or some
other large heading, all-at-once crop.
/endrant

[Lauren Dittmann]

Agreed.  Although I don't mind eating the side shoots as a topper in my salads, I can't get enough at any one time (with 10 plants) to make an actual sidedish. I feel some broccoli raab seed could satisfy this slightly spicy side shoot crop separately from a good-sized broccoli head variety.... Thanks for mentioning Sue! 
 

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