Early Purple Sprouting, Heirloom Broccoli Seeds

Early Purple Sprouting — The 19th Century Heirloom Broccoli That Overwinters and Produces Continuous Side Shoots

Early Purple Sprouting is a long-season heirloom broccoli with beautiful deep-purple sprouts and high nutritional content — introduced to the United States in the second half of the 19th century and a favorite of American gardeners and chefs ever since. Enjoy the striking purple color raw in salads and crudités, or cook as you would regular broccoli — the color turns traditional green when heated. Once the central head is harvested, plants continue to produce plentiful side shoots for an extended harvest. Extremely cold-hardy — plant in late fall, allow to overwinter, and harvest in spring for a 200-day season, or grow as a summer crop in long-season areas for harvest in about 120 days.

Why Grow Early Purple Sprouting?

• 19th century American heirloom — a favorite of gardeners and chefs for over 150 years
• Beautiful deep-purple sprouts — stunning raw, turns green when cooked
• Extremely cold-hardy — overwinter in the ground and harvest in spring
• Continuous side shoots — keeps producing after central head is harvested
• High nutritional content — packed with vitamins
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

For overwintering: start indoors in summer, transplant outdoors in late summer or early fall. Plants overwinter in the ground and produce in early spring — harvest in approximately 200 days. For summer production in long-season areas: start indoors in early spring and transplant after last frost — harvest in approximately 120 days. Space plants 18–24 inches apart in full sun in fertile, well-draining soil. Keep soil consistently moist. Harvest central head first, then harvest side shoots regularly to encourage continued production.

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