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Broccoli is a tasty and nutritious vegetable that can survive temperatures down to -12°C. Chinese kale is a leafy brassica with a flavour stronger than that of broccoli. Choose the right varieties of both and timing your seed sowing well, you could harvest crops from autumn right through to early summer.
Broccoli 'Brokali Apollo' is a hybrid cultivar, resulting from a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale, producing tasty, tender stems similar to those of sprouting broccoli. Like other brassicas, broccoli 'Brokali Apollo' thrives in a fairly heavy, alkaline soil – if your soil is acidic, add lime. Grow in a sheltered spot in firm, rich, well-drained soil in full sun.
Plant deeply, 60cm apart, and protect from birds and insects. Water well after planting.
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Brassica ‘Brokali apollo’ and wildlife
Brassica ‘Brokali apollo’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Brassica ‘Brokali apollo’ poisonous?
Brassica ‘Brokali apollo’ has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Cats
Cats
Is not known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is not known to attract Horses
Horses
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
Plants that go well with Brassica 'Brokali Apollo'
