Broccoli Seeds Botavia H 20s

Broccoli Seeds Botavia H 20s

Overview

Broccoli Seeds Botavia H 20s is a reliable and productive early hybrid broccoli producing compact, high-quality heads with excellent flavour. Ideal for fresh harvesting, home cooking, and freezing. Fast growing and easy to cultivate, making it ideal for home gardens and vegetable plots.

Key Features

• Broccoli ‘Batavia H’.
• Avoid letting plants dry out in warm weather.
• Produces compact green heads.
• Suitable for fresh use & freezing.
• Reliable and productive variety.
• Early cropping variety.
• Excellent flavour and texture.
• Great for freezing and fresh cooking.
• Vigorous growth and strong yields.
• Start seeds indoors for stronger early plants.
• Fresh salads.
• Steaming & roasting.
• Soups & stir fries.
• Freezing for later use.
• Grow delicious homegrown broccoli with strong harvests and excellent flavour.

Sowing Instructions

• Sowing Method: Sow in trays/modules for seedlings
• Sow indoors: March (III)
• For autumn harvest: Sow again in early June
• Transplant outdoors: Late April – July (IV–VII)
• Ideal for successional sowing.

Growing Conditions and Care

• Spacing: 50 × 70 cm
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Fertile, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil
• Keep soil evenly moist during growth.
• Water regularly during head formation.
• Plant in nutrient-rich soil.
• Feed regularly for best head development.
• Protect young plants from cabbage pests if needed.

Harvesting and Use

• Fast maturity — approx. 60 days after transplanting.
• Harvest: July – September (VII–IX)
• Harvest central head promptly to encourage side shoots.

Product Details

• Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea var. italica
• Type: Early hybrid broccoli
• Pack size: 20s

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