I always wondered why my parents never grew broccoli in their garden as we seemed to have it on our dinner plates at least a couple of times a month. I was considering planting some this year but time and space did not allow. After doing some research over the winter months I learned a few facts and tips which I hope other people will find useful.

Broccoli is a cool weather vegetable and should be planted to avoid those hot months of summer. Move broccoli to a new place in your garden at the end of the third year. Keeping broccoli in the same place for 4 years or more could invite cabbage worms. Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family and rotating from place to place thwarts the cabbage worm invaders.

I'm going to try and find a place in my garden next year to grow this green great tasting vegetable.