Deitrich's Wild Broccoli Raab is a fast-growing leafy green that delivers tender florets in just 20 to 40 days, making it one of the quickest harvests in the brassica family. This compact cultivar reaches only 4 to 8 inches tall and spreads 4 to 6 inches wide, thriving in full sun to partial shade and spacing efficiently at just 4 inches apart. The real appeal lies in its succession-friendly nature: cut the florets when they're 4 to 8 inches, and the plant keeps producing fresh pickings every 3 to 6 days, turning a small garden patch into a reliable greens factory from late spring through late summer.
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8in H x 6in W
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Direct sow anytime between late spring and late summer, scatter the seeds, and you'll be harvesting tender florets within three weeks. The beauty of this raab is its regenerative harvest cycle; once you cut those initial 4-8 inch florets, the plant bounces back with fresh growth every few days for weeks. Thin seedlings to 4 inches apart for sturdier individual plants, or leave them crowded and cut them in bunches for baby greens. Succession sow every two weeks and you'll have a continuous supply through the growing season.
Broccoli raab is prized for its tender, slightly bitter florets and leafy stems, which are harvested young and used fresh in stir-fries, pasta dishes, and sautéed preparations. The leaves and buds together create a vegetable that's far more tender than mature broccoli, with a more delicate texture that works beautifully steamed, blanched, or quickly cooked with garlic and oil.
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Direct sow anytime between late spring and late summer by scattering seeds across prepared soil and tamping them down gently before watering in lightly. You can thin seedlings to 4 inches apart for sturdier, individual plants, or leave them closer together and cut them in bunches when they reach baby green size. Plan to succession sow every two weeks for a continuous harvest throughout the growing season.
Begin harvesting when florets reach 4 to 8 inches tall, cutting them at the base. After that first cutting, the plant will regenerate and produce fresh florets every 3 to 6 days, allowing you to harvest repeatedly from the same plant for weeks. The fast turnaround means you can move from seeding to first harvest in as little as 20 days for tender baby florets, or wait up to 40 days for more mature, fuller-sized heads.
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