Aspabroc is the gourmet treat known as Broccolini in the supermarkets. It has small heads with delicious and tender stems. No stem peeling necessary! It is nutrient dense and loved by young and old alike. The plants have a very small central head after it is cut they produce baby size side shoots for 4 weeks.This gourmet variety is delicious from top to bottom with really exceptional flavor and texture. But what you may appreciate just as much as a gardener is its yields. Once you harvest the central crown (which you can do at about 50 days it will be small but scrumptious!) about 5 or 6 side-shoots will appear. A little more than a week later these can be harvested as well so that new ones grow. The process repeats for more than a month! That s an amazing harvest from every plant and the later side-shoots are just as delectable as the first ones.Unlike traditional broccoli Aspabroc has tender stems all the way to the ground with small delicious leaves. Occasionally a rogue yellow flower will set especially if you are growing this broccolini in late spring in a warm climate. Go ahead and eat the flower too -- you ll be surprised at how good it is! And the stems are slender and smooth so you need never peel or chop them.
