How to Care for Broccoli: A Quick Guide for Gardening Beginners
If you've just recently decided to start growing broccoli, you'll probably find some tips on how to care for this crop helpful.
First of all, the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh reminds that the beds should be watered.
Usually, the soil should be moistened every 1-2 days. If the summer is particularly hot, watering should be done daily.
In addition, for a good harvest, additional feeding is needed. The first is carried out 14 days after planting using a mullein solution prepared from kg of mullein and 10 liters of water.
The second time, fertilizers should be applied 2 weeks after the first. Finally, the third complex mineral feeding is carried out before the formation of the ovary.
In addition, the gardener will have to take care to cut off the central head in a timely manner.
After this, it is also worth adding mineral fertilizer. This will help stimulate the growth of lateral shoots.
If you grew early varieties of broccoli, the harvest will be stored for 10-12 days. For longer storage, it is worth using late varieties, which are harvested in October and stored for 90 days at a temperature of 0 to +4 degrees.
