Brocolli Romanesca

[Topaz]

I plant tons. I planted it by mistake the first year as the packet the seeds came in appeared to believe it held winter purple sprouting broccoli. which, at that time, was my favourite vegetable. I planted out about four dozen and they matured from the beginning of November. I fleeced them when there was the chance of frost. They are superb and deserve to be eaten on their own.

Totally agree with you they do deserve to be eaten on their own. Tremendous flavour like nothing i tasted before. Of the 48 i planted 13 are up and each day another pops it head through. LoL got hubby to dig me another bed just for the romanesca.....he wasnt over joyed until i told him what it was for and he said shall i make it bigger and i think you need to grow more than 48 Guess he is impressed with this veg too

[MrsBond]

I have seen these both as broccoli types and cauliflower types....which is true, or is there a difference?

MrsB x

[Peanut]

Both are true it's known by several names......found this.....

"Originally from Northern Italy, the Romanesca cauliflower (also known as Broccoli Romanesco and Chou Romanesco) has the texture of a cauliflower, but tastes much more like mild sweet broccoli"

[Two_Sheds]

I have planted 48 and planning another 48 in a couple of weeks so hoping succession growing ill work for me

I hope you've got four allotments! These plants need about 2 foot each way.
I think you're a bit early too - they usually get sown in May. Ne'er mind, let us know how they get on.

[Tam]

I hope you've got four allotments! These plants need about 2 foot each way.
I think you're a bit early too - they usually get sown in May. Ne'er mind, let us know how they get on.

What size is an allotment ? I have never had one, as I have half an acre of garden, but passing allotments they always seem to be a fair size. 48 plants at two feet spacing is only 16ft by 16ft.

[Topaz]

I got quarter of an acre of garden so no worries about space.OH loves em so more i can grow the better

[Paulottie]

What size is an allotment ? I have never had one, as I have half an acre of garden, but passing allotments they always seem to be a fair size. 48 plants at two feet spacing is only 16ft by 16ft.

Allotments are measured in rods. and a full allotment is usually 10 rods

A linear rod (pole or perch) was evidently the distance between the nose of your oxen and the back of the plough ha! assuming you don't have the kit in your stables ..that was five and a half yards. so that's 40 rods to the furlong and 8 furlongs to the mile.

Therefore. A square rod (or pole) is 30 1/4 square yards. and so an allotment measures 302.5 sq yards(about a tennis court or football penalty area). There are 160 rods to the acre (so 16 allotments) and 640 acres to the sq mile.(10,240 allotments)

So an allotment at 907.5 sq ft would give enough room for about 450 broccolis...hope that clears it up

I planted a modest 20 last year( started in May and stupidly took the netting off in autumn thinking they wouldn't come to anything the pigeons massacred them and then the threw a few small heads in early winter.

I have started earlier this year. a small first batch set out under fleece and a 20 more all doing well in the green house.