Variety description
Broccoli Bobby is a beautiful broccoli that develops nice, green crowns early on (60-70 days). Due to its rapid growth, this variety is less susceptible for pests like caterpillars and aphids. The variety has little to no secondary growth nor hollow stems and is easy to harvest due to its long stem. This broccoli is very suitable for late summer and fall cultivation because of the short time it takes to grow. For an open pollinated variety, Bobby is nicely uniform, has a high percentage of useable crowns that are beautifully shaped, average of size and of good weight.
Growing recommendations
As with all brassica types, Bobby needs average to high level of fertilizing.
Sowing: June-July
Transplant: early August
Harvest: August-October
Spacing: 75x50 cm
Soil: Fertile with high organic matter content and plenty of nitrogen.
Additional information
This variety is a newly bred, organic variety. It was cultivated under organic conditions from the start, so that it is optimally adapted to organic cultivation. Varieties that carry the bioverita label are reproducible because they are open pollinated. They offer commercial gardeners an alternative to hybrid seed.
