58 days. [Brought to U.S. by Italian gardeners, introduced to seed trade 1914-1918.] Produces central head (3-6 in. diameter) plus many side shoots. Pkt (2 g).

49-78 days. [~1890.] Produces a 3-6 in. diameter central head and side sprouts which extend the harvest period. Use the young leaves like collard greens once the head is a quarter developed. Plants are light green and of medium height. May be planted in the early spring, late summer, or early fall....

49-78 days. [~1890.] Produces a 3-6 in. diameter central head and side sprouts which extend the harvest period. Use the young leaves like collard greens once the head is a quarter developed. Plants are light green and of medium height. May be planted in the early spring, late summer, or early fall....

55 days. Produces a large central head plus numerous side shoots after the first harvest. Developed for home gardens, it matures over a three-week period. The blue-green central head has tight buds. Plant for spring or fall use. Good fresh or frozen. One of our favorites. Pkt (2 g).

55 days. Produces a large central head plus numerous side shoots after the first harvest. Developed for home gardens, it matures over a three-week period. The blue-green central head has tight buds. Plant for spring or fall use. Good fresh or frozen. One of our favorites.

Now sold out for 2016. 55-70 days. [Developed by Alan Kapuler.] Vigorous 24 in. plants produce 4-6 in. heads over a long period with moderate side shoot production. The plants are high in free glutamines, one of the building blocks of protein. Good for spring or Fall...

(Brassica rapa) 45 days. One of the earliest broccoli raab to mature. Its uniform 3-4 in. florets, leaves, and stems can be harvested well into winter. Pkt (2 g).

(Brassica rapa) 45 days. One of the earliest broccoli raab to mature. Its uniform 3-4 in. florets, leaves, and stems can be harvested well into winter. (28 g)

Now sold out for 2016. 54 days. Uniform 6-7 in., semi-domed, blue-green heads. Good for early broccoli crops and for summer seeding for Fall harvests. Pkt (0.3 g)

Small crop, now sold out for 2016 70-92 days. [From OP broccoli breeder Tim Peters.] Medium to large dark green heads, vigorous with fine flavor. Extended harvest period thanks to variable maturity. Generally planted in mid-summer for Fall harvest, but we’ve...

This variety is likely to be discontinued in 2017 - get it while you can! 95 days. [Tim Peters, 1990] Great Fall variety. Dark green heads average 5-6 in. with good side shoot production. Pkt (2 g).

74 days. [1954] Widely adapted, drought-tolerant variety for Fall crops. 4-8 in. diameter head holds for a long time. Also produces sideshoots for 6-8 weeks after harvest of the main head. Low, compact plant has a distinctive slate-green color. Good freezing variety. Pkt (2 g).