Johnny’s broccoli section, for example, offers organic seed for three varieties—De Cicco, Belstar and Santee—but conventional seed for 17. This kind of gap exists, says Charlie Brummer, a spinach and ...

Organic Seed Alliance, ... Purple-sprouting broccoli was selected by OSA and the Washington State Department of Agriculture and, eight years later, it’s showing up at PCC stores.

When growing broccoli from seed, they want temperatures around 70°F and to be kept moist for good germination. Transplant seedlings out into the vegetable garden from mid-April onwards, after the ...

Once you have bought the seeds for broccoli, the next step is to prepare the soil. You can start by balancing the pH level ...

Best Broccoli Varieties to Grow in Your Garden. Note: Days to maturity are from transplant; add 20 days for direct-seeded crops. Numbers at end of each listing indicate which source offers the ...

Pat Duffus, co-owner of Northglenn-based Friends Trading Co., works with organic broccoli shoots. Friends' sales have increasedby an average of 25 percent annually over the past three years. Pat ...

Broccoli seeds should be planted about ½ inches deep in the soil and 5 or 6 inches apart to be thinned later to about 18 inches apart. ... some organic, soap-based spray may help.

PORT TOWNSEND — Local farms and the businesses that rely on them struggle to meet the demand for organic produce during the winter months, but the Organic Seed Alliance is working with farmers to find ...

MY weekend trip to the allotment has not only triggered a frenzy of early seed sowing, it also revealed a welcome second broccoli harvest. 11:51, Wed, Jan 15, 2014 Although I cut reasonably large ...