Growing Broccoli in Your Houston, Texas Garden

Broccoli is surprisingly easy to grow in Houston, Texas, and is also delicious! There are many varieties that grow well in the Houston heat, and are cold tolerant as well. Most require full sun and well-drained soil. If you think you would enjoy growing broccoli in your own Houston, Texas garden, try planting some of the varieties below.

Bonanza. This broccoli has a mild, nutty flavor that you are sure to enjoy. Plant this variety in full in either September or October in your Houston, Texas garden, and harvest them in about two months. This broccoli is very large, about nine inches across, and will grow to be about 15 inches tall. It will look pretty in your Houston, Texas flower beds, and also does very well in containers.

Calabrese. You can harvest this broccoli about 70 days after planting it in your Houston, Texas garden. Be sure it gets plenty of sun and has well-drained soil. This variety has a very nice, mild flavor, and freezes very well. It will grow to be about 15 inches tall. Plant this variety in early fall in your Houston, Texas garden.

Everest. This is a smaller broccoli, producing a dome-shaped, six inch head. Plant this variety in the full sun and harvest it after about 80 days. It is very tolerant of cold temperatures, and resistant to Downy Mildew as well. This broccoli is a pretty choice for your Houston, Texas flower beds, and does best when planted in the fall.

Green Goliath. If you enjoy very flavorful broccoli, try planting this variety in your Houston, Texas garden. You can harvest it after two months, and the heads are giant and a pretty blue-green. Plant them in the full sun of your Houston, Texas garden in the fall, where they will tolerate cold temperatures very well. This variety also does nicely in containers.

Packman. This hybrid broccoli will produce 9-inch heads that can be harvested about two months after planting. This is a good choice for successive plantings in your Houston, Texas garden, where you can continue to harvest and enjoy the broccoli into spring. Plant this variety in August or September in your Houston, Texas garden, preferably in well-drained and organically enriched soil. It will grow to be about two feet tall.

Premium Crop. This AAS winner is a terrific choice for your Houston, Texas garden, producing ten inch heads that have very tender stems. Plant it in full sun in your garden and harvest this broccoli about two months after planting. This is a cold tolerant variety of broccoli, which also does very well in containers.

Waltham. Plant this variety in the spring, summer or fall for harvesting in about 75 days. This broccoli is very hardy, tolerant of the cold as well as the sun, and will grow to be about 12 inches tall. Its head are very flavorful. These broccoli are a nice choice for your Houston, Texas flower garden.

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