Agriculture Reference
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Di Ciccio. An Italian heritage variety that offers heavy production of side shoots after the head has
been harvested.
Early Purple Sprouting. This broccoli is a sprouting type with lots of side shoots. The broccoli
heads are purple instead of green.
Small Miracle. One of the most compact broccoli plants available, this is one of the cultivars you
could grow in a container.
Wa ltha m 29. Pictured below in my garden, this broccoli produces side shoots in addition to the
main head.
Most broccoli varieties produce a large head, but many old-fashioned varieties will produce additional
side shoots.
Cabbage ( Brassica oleracea )
Cabbage is a bit touchier than broccoli and will perform much better when planted for the fall
growing season. Our Oklahoma springs generally don't last long enough for our cabbage to form
heads so I no longer plant it at the beginning of the season. Cabbage is one of the most cold-hardy
vegetables and tastes better after a touch of frost.
Cabbage is a perfect example for why building your soil's fertility naturally is so much more
effective—when cabbage is fertilized too heavily and too quickly it can cause cracked heads
that are weaker. Fertility built into the soil will be released as the plant needs it compared to the
synthetic fertilizers that are poured over the top of the plant.
 
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