Broccoli Rabe

Broccoli Rabe, also called Broccoli Rapini or Broccoli Raab, is a green cruciferous vegetable. Its leaves, buds, and stems are all edible. Broccoli Rabe is actually related to the turnip family and has a slightly bitter, flavor that will somewhat mellow when cooked. This veggie is best enjoyed sauteed, or blanched to soften the stalks and leaves.

Storage Tips

Brocco…

I found a version of the overcooked broccoli thing that is done stove-top with parboiled broccoli raab and I’ve been eating variations of that all week as I work it out and determine what I like best.

How to Grow Broccoli In Containers – Complete Growing Guide

Broccoli is not something that crosses many gardeners minds as something that can or should be grown in containers, however it is actually very easy to grow broccoli in containers! In fact it is so easy, I grow 3 broccoli in a single pot! This episode will show you how to do it, and will discuss topics of container gardening like soil type, sunlight requirments, fertilizing, watering, spacing, and…

Seed saving is very important, especially since the Big Ag / Big Food creeps are trying to own patents on all the seeds in the world by genetically modifying them. Diabolical! 

These are seeds I saved from a Broccoli Raab plant that bolted in my garden last month. Bolting means sending up a flower stalk. For cold loving plants like Broccoli Raab, warmer temps signal them to bolt and set seeds for the next generation. It's a Darwinian thing.

It's easy to save seeds. You simply let your plants complete their life cycle when they're done producing food. Instead of yanking the spent plants out of your garden, let a few of your favorite ones set flowers, and then set seed pods. These small flowers will attract beneficial insects to your garden, which is a bonus of this process. Allow the seed pods to dry on the plant and then crunch them open. Inside are the seeds for next years crop. I put mine through a mesh strainer to strain away the bigger parts of the chaff.