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🥦The "Organic Waltham 29" is a lovely and adaptable broccoli that can be successfully planted in both spring and fall. Developed by the University of Massachusetts in the 1950's. A delicious tasting broccoli with a pleasing dark green - sometimes even bluish - color.

• Big side shoots and high yields
• Heirloom, organic, hardy
• Considered a superfood, splendid flavor, extremely cold tolerant
• Prefers full sun exposure

This gourmet variety is delicious from top to bottom, with really exceptional flavor and texture. But what you may appreciate just as much, as a gardener, is its yields. Once you harvest the central crown (which you can do at about 50 days; it will be small but scrumptious), about 5 or 6 side-shoots will appear. A little more than a week later, these can be harvested as well, so that new ones grow. The process repeats for more than a month. That's an amazing harvest from every plant, and the later side-shoots are just as delectable as the first ones.

Asprabroc is a fine crop for spring or fall. It is not as frost-tolerant as traditional heading broccoli might be, but in fall it can be grown right up to hard frost or placed in a cold frame. It is an excellent performer in spring. This plant reaches about 20 to 24 inches high, and should be spaced about 8 to 10 inches apart in the garden. Suitable for containers too, of course.

Sow the seeds of this cool-season crop directly, or transplant the seedlings into the garden when they have 4 true leaves. Before planting, prepare the soil well, adding nitrogen if necessary and neutralizing heavily alkaline or acid soils. For spring crops, start seeds indoors 5 to 7 weeks before last frost date, then set out when the soil is warm enough to work. If planting in fall, start 10 to 12 weeks before first frost date.

🌴Nutritional benefits
It prevents dry eye disease, strengthens the stomach and promotes digestion, prevents and fights cancer, and improves rough skin. Its antioxidant capacity is at least 20 times higher than vitamin E, and its anti-cancer substances are more than ten times higher than ordinary broccoli.