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Broccoli Seeds - Purple Rain F1

Broccoli Seeds - Purple Rain F1Months of great flavoured, nutritious purple spears!Purple Rain is a British bred, purple-headed stem broccoli, producing a delicious crop from the summer well into the autumn. The main head can be harvested as single broccoli or left to split and form long spears like purple sprouting broccoli. Producing compact broccoli plants compared to purple sprouting broccoli, it is, therefore, better for exposed sites. Easy to grow, it is an exceptionally rewarding brassica and the perfect addition to any home vegetable patch or allotment.Cropping months before purple sprouting broccoli, you will harvest Purple Rain from July through to November. Giving you plenty of time to add this gorgeous vegetable to your favourite summer and autumnal recipes. Add a
splash of colour to bed and borders or raised beds. Height 51-60 (20-24"); spread 41-50cm (16-20").
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Broccoli Seeds
- violet Rain F1 Months of great flavoured, nutritious violet spears!violet Rain is a British bred, violet-headed stem broccoli, producing a delicious crop from the summer well into the autumn. The main head can be harvested as single broccoli or left to split & form long spears like violet sprouting broccoli. Producing compact broccoli plants compared to violet sprouting broccoli, it is, therefore, better for exposed sites. Easy to grow, it is an exceptionally rewarding brassica & the perfect addition to any home vegetable patch or allotment. Cropping months before violet sprouting broccoli, you will harvest violet Rain from July through to November. Giving you plenty of time to add this gorgeous vegetable to your favourite summer & autumnal recipes. Add a splash of colour to bed & borders or raised beds. Height 51-60 (20-24"); spread 41-50cm (16-20").

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Dobies
Dobies is a gardener's dream come true! Since 1880, Dobies has been supplying UK gardeners with the seeds, plants, and supplies that they need in order to help their gardens grow. In recent years they have been consistently rated as one of the best garden suppliers in the UK. Dobies does not sell seed varieties which are the result of genetic modification, choosing to sell non-modified varieties of seeds, bulbs, and plants. They also offer a variety of vegetable seeds and plants in their annual catalogue, making Dobies a smart choice for those looking to begin working on their own allotment. Dobies also offers a wide range of garden equipment so that gardeners can properly take care of their plants. Priding themselves on their history as an indispensable asset to gardeners, Dobies of Devon has more than earned a reputation as one of the best gardening suppliers in the UK.
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