{"product_id":"col-m6p-bro-ten-apox1","title":"Broccoli 'Tenderette Apollo' (Calabrese) – Summer Harvest Vegetable Plants (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrow your own delicious, nutritious broccoli at home with Broccoli 'Tenderette Apollo' (Brassica oleracea Italica Group). It is a reliable, high-performing calabrese-type variety, well regarded for generous, tightly packed, blue-green heads with a sweet, tender flavour. Perfect for gardeners of all levels, it suits a vegetable bed, a raised bed or a larger container.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou receive 12 young plants, growing one to a cell in 2 trays of 6 cells. They arrive ready to plant out, giving you a healthy head start on the growing season, and each plant is easy to lift out and transplant into your garden, raised bed or large container.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant into firm, fertile soil in a sunny spot sheltered from strong winds, and firm the soil well around the base of each plant to prevent wind rock. Water regularly, particularly during dry spells, and feed at planting and again as the heads begin to develop. Harvest the central head while it is still tight and compact for the best flavour. Smaller side shoots will then keep developing for a second harvest. Protect young plants from cabbage white butterflies and pigeons where necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCultural Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Broccoli, Calabrese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brassica oleracea Italica Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFully Grown Height and Spread:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 45-60cm tall and 30-45cm wide (variety dependent)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, bushy vegetable plant producing central and side shoots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vegetable beds, raised beds, large containers, allotments and grow-your-own gardens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, blue-green leaves typical of the brassica family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Position:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fertile, moist, well-drained, firm soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 30-45cm apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Interest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harvest from summer to autumn, central head first, then side shoots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Verdant Living","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68017140236508,"sku":"COL-M6P-BRO-TEN-APOX1","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/2455\/8300\/files\/1_c765715b-8081-4c27-aba0-742f37dbfca0.png?v=1793631723","url":"https:\/\/www.verdant-living.co.uk\/products\/col-m6p-bro-ten-apox1","provider":"Verdant Living","version":"1.0","type":"link"}