Broccoli 'Belstar'
Broccoli 'Belstar' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Belstar' is a widely adapted hybrid broccoli producing a tender, tight, beautiful blue-green, 13 - 15 cm wide, domed head. It continues producing side shoots for several weeks after harvesting the main head. It is cold, heat, disease and stress tolerant. It is suitable for growing in Qld during winter. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.
Product: Broccoli 'Belstar'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Brassica oleracea Italica Group
Belstar' is a widely adapted hybrid broccoli producing a tender, tight, beautiful blue-green, 13 - 15 cm wide, domed head. It continues producing side shoots for several weeks after harvesting the main head. It is cold, heat, disease and stress tolerant. It is suitable for growing in Qld during winter. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Plant height: 60 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 24°C soil temp.
Temperate: Feb - May
Subtropical: Feb - June
Tropical: Unlikely to produce well
Germination: 3 - 10 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow into seed tray or seedbed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6 - 7.2; heavy feeder, add compost.
Rows: 60 cm apart
Details: Transplant seedlings by first removing the seed leaves & planting deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves, this stabilises & speeds maturity.
Harvest: 66 days: harvest while heads are still tight and dark green.