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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “broccoli”
The broccoli plant problems that could threaten your harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There are two primary types of problems you may encounter when growing your own vegetables: pest problems and health issues. And, Broccoli is no exception. Pests seem to love this member of the brassica family. Especially slugs, cabbage flies, and aphids. When seedlings …
Cathy Isom fills you in during todays This Land of Ours program how to grow better broccoli. Learning how to grow broccoli usually involves some trial and error. Most gardeners spend several seasons learning how to grow it. This is because garden broccoli has more precise cultural requirements compared to other vegetables. On every level – timing, soil fertility, spacing, …
Traditionally, broccoli is a cool-weather crop. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to change that by developing new varieties that grow in warm temperatures. ARS plant geneticist Mark Farnham and his team in Charleston, South Carolina, have developed and characterized the genetic sources of broccoli’s heat tolerance. Theoretical and Applied Genetics published these results in March 2017. The team, led by ARS geneticist Sandra …
