Thompson & Morgan Broccoli Purple Rain F1 Hybrid 40 seed

British breeding especially for summer and autumn cropping as needs no vernalisation (winter chill) to produce tasty purple spears. Robust plants will produce high yields if picked regularly to promote fresh flushes of spears. Good heat tolerance.

Sow thinly 6mm (¼in) deep in a seed tray of good quality seed compost and lightly cover with a sprinkling of vermiculite. Place tray in a propagator at 20-25°C (68-77°F) until after germination which usually takes 4-7 days. Transplant seedlings into 7.5cm (3in) pots and grow on until plants have 2-3 true leaves. Alternatively, seed can be sown thinly in a well-prepared seedbed, 12mm (½in) deep in drills 23cm (9in) apart.