About This

• 85 days from sowing; 55 days from transplanting. Who knew that growing broccoli could actually be fun?! Delicious, yes; rewarding, certainly. But until now, not really enjoyable. But Artwork Hybrid is out to change that, with its unique growth habit and extra-long season of harvest.
• This award-winning variety begins as an ordinary crown broccoli -- the big "headed" type we all grew up eating -- but once you cut or pinch off the central crown, long side-shoots begin to arise, packed with succulent flavor. Cut them at anywhere from 6 to 8 inches long and new ones will spring up to replace them. Before you know it, you've harvested up to 20 gourmet "sweet stem" broccoli shoots, and Artwork is the last broccoli in the garden still producing!
• The secret to getting the most out of Artwork is to get rid of that central crown quickly. Cut it for eating when it's just an inch or so in diameter, or pinch it away even sooner if you don't need to harvest it. As soon as you do, the side-shoots begin to take off. Expect the first ones to be ready for harvest about 10 days after you've removed the central crown. Cut them promptly, and get ready to watch their replacements appear!
• Many broccoli are better suited to crowning than to side shoot production because they tend to bolt (begin flowering) in hot weather -- and hot weather is exactly what most of us have all summer long in the garden! Artwork, on the other hand, is very bolt-resistant, keeping its tight beads even when the temperature climbs. This gives you many more weeks of production . . . and means that new side-shoots can arise even in late summer, when other sweet stem broccoli varieties are done.
• Artwork reaches about 8 inches wide and can top out at close to 2 feet, depending on how tall you let it grow. It has a tender texture right to the base of the stem, and richly flavored beads that top the stems like icing on the cake! Expect 10 to 20 side-shoots from every plant, plus the central crown. That's a lot of gourmet deliciousness from a single plant!

Overview

• Plant or Animal Product Type : vegetable-plants
• Brand : Park Seed
• Color : Artwork Hybrid
• Expected Blooming Period : Spring
• Sunlight Exposure : Full Sun
• Unit Count : 100.0 Count
• Expected Planting Period : Summer
• USDA Hardiness Zone : 11, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Soil Type : Sandy Soil
• Moisture Needs : Moderate Watering