Broccoli Quiz

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Broccoli Quiz

Large-headed broccoli, which originated in Southern Italy, is called calabrese.
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What are two of the major benefits of homegrown broccoli?
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You can cut and eat more of the sweet stem

You can harvest the edible leaves

You can harvest the tasty roots

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In temperate climates, can you harvest broccoli all year round?
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Yes

Why do I recommend sowing under cover?
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There are many pests that eat seedlings

Rainwater can affect the nutrients in seed composts

Germination is not possible outside

Why do I suggest sowing in a small tray and pricking out seedlings?
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To avoid a random mix of stronger and weaker plants

So you can bury the stems when pricking out

All of these

To reduce the amount of seed used

You can bury the stem when planting out seedlings.
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False

In summer, new transplants are best covered against insects.
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True

False

You should mulch beetroot with undecomposed materials in damp climates.
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False

What difference does the spacing of broccoli/calabrese plants make?
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Wider spacing reduces side shoots

Wider spacing means larger heads

Closer spacing creates straighter stems

Sprouting broccoli that is leaning due to the wind must have some support to avoid the stem snapping.
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False

At what stage do plants most benefit from water in dry conditions?
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Once you see small heads initiating

They don’t – they like the dry conditions

Once the main head has got quite large

How should you remove yellowing lower leaves?
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Pull upwards, while holding the stem

Remove insects then twist

Cut with a knife, 2.5 cm/1 in from the stem

Push downwards, while holding the stem

At which stage is the largest and most tender harvest?
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When tiny buds are first visible

When you see flower petals

Between tiny buds and flower petals opening

Broccoli / calabrese suffer from very few pests and require little protection.
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True

False

Between sprouting broccoli, calabrese and kaibroc, which grows at the closest spacing and is quickest to harvest?
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Sprouting broccoli

Calabrese

Kaibroc

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