Cime di Rapa / broccoli rabe (Brassica rapa sylvestris) organic seeds

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Cime di Rapa / broccoli rabe (Brassica rapa sylvestris) organic seeds

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This Italian broccoli rabe is known as Cime di Rapa and is a delicious green winter vegetable that tastes slightly bitter and peppery. The spicy stalk cabbage is cultivated in the Mediterranean, resembles broccoli and is also used similarly. The flower buds, however, are much more elegant and have a slightly stronger taste. Also the leaves and delicate stems of Cima di Rapa are eaten.

Approx. 250 Cime di Rapa / broccoli raab seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual
Climate:	Temperate
Flowering months:	May June
Use:	Vegetable
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Brassicaceae
Region of origin:	Southern Europe Italy

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
When to sow outdoors:	May June
Soil type:	Fresh Nutrient-rich Free-draining Humus-rich
Germination time:	1-2 weeks
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
Nutrient requirements:	Heavy feeder
Planting distance:	10 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun

Sow in early spring or pre-cultivation in early April. Cover the seed with approximately 5 mm of soil and keep it moist. The distance between the plants should be about 60 cm. A lot of water promotes good and healthy growth.