Broccoli ‘Purple Sprouting Santee’ Seeds
£2.95
notes
A classic organic purple sprouting broccoli, ‘Santee’ produces sturdy, bushy plants laden with sweet, tender purple spears over an extended season. Depending on when you sow, you can harvest through early spring or throughout summer and autumn, a rich, versatile crop for soups, stir‑fries and roasting.
Dimensions
Approx. 20 seeds
Features
notes
A classic organic purple sprouting broccoli, ‘Santee’ produces sturdy, bushy plants laden with sweet, tender purple spears over an extended season. Depending on when you sow, you can harvest through early spring or throughout summer and autumn, a rich, versatile crop for soups, stir‑fries and roasting.
Insights
Kings Seeds, together with Suffolk Herbs, has been supplying UK growers for over a century. Their heritage of trusted seed curation, now including a wide range of organic and traditional varieties, is grounded in practical excellence and a passion for British growing.
Details
- Sow: April – June
- Harvest: February – March or June – November (depending on sowing time)
Planting
- Soil: Moist, fertile, well‑drained
- Aspect: Full sun to part shade
- Spacing: Sow seeds 2 cm (1″) deep; thin to 7 cm (3″) apart, transplant to 45 cm (18″) apart once established
Care
Start seeds in a well‑prepared bed outdoors from April. As seedlings appear, thin or transplant to generous spacing. Keep soil evenly moist and feed with balanced fertiliser. Harvest the purple spears before they flower, freeze any excess for winter use.
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