Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple sprouting broccoli needs space to grow.Photograph: Maggie Sully/Alamy (Photograph: Maggie Sully/Alamy) Although the purple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZenShui/Laurence Mouton/Getty Images Broccoli is a popular cool-weather plant and a wonderful addition to any vegetable garden.

Whether growing broccoli for a spring harvest or late fall, seedlings need warmth to get started, while the harvest requires cool weather and vernalization. Though it’s considered a cool-season crop, ...

I hold out hope there are people who know more about growing broccoli on the Gulf Coast than I do. I’d have to believe, at least, that there are gardeners out there who are as motivated as I am to ...

Also called rapini, this Italian heirloom broccoli sends up multiple long, green shoots with small broccoli heads. The flavor is slightly bitter mustard. This is a fast grower, sending up ...

If you don't want to hang around for a late harvest, these fruits and vegetables are ideal for growing early and getting a ...

Truth be told, growing broccoli in the Pacific Northwest is one of the easiest vegetables for the home gardener. As for growing broccoli with top-dollar taste, well that takes a bit more finesse.

Take a trip to the nursery these days and you will find a huge selection of broccoli starts. There are so many varieties from which to choose and not all are the typical big, green-headed variety that ...