Brassica oleracea 'Brokali Apollo'

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.