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Arizona Cooperative Extension provides information about environmental preferences, cultural practices and common problems in planting broccoli, and harvesting and storage methods 

  • Broccoli (Clemson University Extension Service)

Home & Garden Information Center at Clemson University offers broccoli gardening information including planting dates, fertilizing, watering, and so forth.  

  • Broccoli (Home and Gardening Series of University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service)

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension provides well-organized broccoli gardening information. The information includes 1) environment, 2) cultural practices, 3) planting time, 4) spacing and depth of planting, 5) care tips, 6) harvesting, 7) common problems such as insects and disease, and 8) frequently asked questions. 

  • Broccoli (Mississippi State University Extension Service)

Mississippi State University Extension Service provides general information about broccoli and suggests broccoli varieties for gardening.

  • Broccoli (UC Davis, Vegetable Research and Information Center)

Vegetable Research and Information Center provides information about broccoli production in California, broccoli production costs, home gardening of broccoli, integrated pest management for broccoli, and postharvest.

  • Broccoli (University of Hawaii at Manoa Cooperative Extension Service)

This file describes climatic requirements, varieties, soil preparation, planting, cultivation and irrigation, fertilizer application, insect control, disease control, and harvesting information for broccoli gardening.  

  • Broccoli (Utah State University Extension)

This file contains broccoli gardening information including varieties, climate, growing transplants, to seed outdoors for a fall crop, soils, irrigation, insect control, harvesting, and even cooking/serving. 

  • Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, & Company Gardening Guide (National Gardening Association)

- Broccoli Essentials - Interplanting With Broccoli - Growing Cole Crops - Harvesting Broccoli

This page provides information about plant characteristics, growing information, and varieties. 

This page in doityourself.com introduces standard broccoli planting strategy including soil preparation, and insect/pest management. 

This Texas A&M University page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding broccoli gardening. 

The Gardener's Network provides information about varieties, days to maturity, sowing, insects and pets, and diseases in growing plants in the cabbage family (broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and cauliflower). 

This University of Missouri Extension page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding broccoli gardening 

Virginia Cooperative Extension Service provides general information for cole crops (broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, and kohlrabi) gardening. The information includes environmental preferences, culture, cultural practices, common problems, and harvesting and storage. 

This Farm & Garden page provides not only general information about broccoli but also gardening information such as seeding, germination, transplanting, and watering.  

Vegetable Gardening Club provides an overview for growing broccoli.  

This file from the West Virginia University Extension Service provides broccoli growing information including varieties, soil, fertilization, and disease management. 

This Fact Sheet provides broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower gardening information about climatic requirements, soils requirements, fertilizers, planting suggestions, and harvesting and handling. 

North Carolina State University Horticulture Information Leaflets provides broccoli raab gardening information including soils, fertilizer and pH, varieties, seeding, irrigation, disease/insect control, and harvesting. 

This site suggests broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower varieties for Iowa. 

University of Illinois Extension provides broccoli gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A.

 

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