Vegetable / Cool season

Waltham 29 Broccoli

Spring and fall brassica beds where pest netting is practical.

Dense green heads with smaller side shoots after the main cut.

Seed spacing and maturity

Days to maturity
74
Germination temperature
55-85F
Seed depth
0.5 inches
Spacing
18 inches
Row spacing
30 inches
Start method
Either

Frost-date timing

Indoor start
6 weeks before last frost
Direct sow
21 days before last frost
Transplant
14 days before last frost
Fall planting
12 weeks before first frost
Succession interval
repeat every 21 days

Growing profile

Sun
Full sun
Water
Even moisture during head formation.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil with steady nitrogen.
Watch
Do not follow another mustard-family crop in the same bed when rotation space exists.
  • brassica
  • cool-season
  • fall
  • side-shoots

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Source: Penn State cole crops for home vegetable gardens