Romanesco Broccoli plants

The Romanesco Cauliflower is a remarkable variety, which is similar to both broccoli and cauliflower. It is a pyramid-shaped head cabbage with astonishing geometry, very characteristic. Its taste is very delicate and it is consumed like cauliflower.

The Romanesco Cabbage is a cabbage that is as close to broccoli for its beautiful green color as it is to cauliflower for its compact head. Originally from Italy, it belongs, like all cabbages, to the large Brassicaceae family and has the Latin name Brassica oleracea botrytis.

It is a very distinctive cabbage, its perfect fractal geometry is fascinating and very ornamental. It can be eaten raw in salads or cooked, plain, gratin with béchamel sauce, or even accompanied by a curry sauce that complements its flavor very well. It is a low-calorie vegetable and rich in vitamin C.

In the vegetable garden, the Romanesco Broccoli has the same requirements as other cabbages: deep soil, excellent manure, and regular moisture. It thrives in sunny locations.

Harvest: the Romanesco Broccoli is harvested when its head is well compact by simply cutting it at ground level.

Storage: it does not keep very well. It is best to consume it quickly after harvesting. It can be kept for a few days in the refrigerator. You can also freeze it after blanching it for 3 minutes in salted boiling water.

           
Gardener's tip: To limit watering, we recommend that when the plants are well developed, you mulch the soil with thin successive layers of grass clippings, if possible mixed with dead leaves. This protection, which keeps the soil moist, also reduces weeding.

Note: Please note that our young plug plants are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before being installed outdoors once the risk of frost has been definitively eliminated.