Description

Florida Broadleaf' can't be beat—flavor and productivity have made it a long-time favorite of Southern gardeners and cooks. Gardeners everywhere can grow and enjoy these healthful, delicious greens. Small leaves can be harvested for baby greens and added fresh to salads. Large leaves can be prepared a variety of ways.

Botanical Name: Brassica juncea
Days to Maturity: 45–60 days
Family: Brassicaceae
Native: Widespread, probably Asia
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 16″–22″ tall
Variety Information: Large, dark green oval leaves with serrated edges up to 10″ long, and 8″ wide
Attributes: Good for Containers

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–75°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 10 to 12 weeks before your average first fall frost date for continuous harvest. Mild Climates: Sow in late fall through winter for cool–season harvest.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; transplant stress can cause plants to bolt (prematurely flower).
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: ¼”
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 4″ – 6″
Row Spacing: 12″–18″
Thinning: When 3″ tall, thin to 1 every 4″ – 6″

Harvesting: Harvest in the morning if possible. You may start harvesting leaves when they are 2″ tall, as needed; remove no more than 1/3 of the plant if regrowth is desired, or let plant grow to maturity and harvest entire plant. Late summer crops will last until the first hard freeze.

This packet sows up to 133 feet. 800 seeds in packet.