Sprouting Broccoli - Cavolo Broccolo Spigariello Here Now :)

Broccoli - Spigariello  Spigariello Neopolitan "Friarielli" Broccoletti.   One of the most sought after iconic and renowned vegetables of Italy. Fast growing high quality and depth of flavor. Used traditionally on Pizza in Naples with olives and chilli or with sausages, or just boiled or sautéed and served as a side dish. When you pick the central flower the plant begins to produce side shoots (spigariello) that have tiny florets. Friarielli a kind of broccoli which is grown also for immature edible leaves.  This is a type of flowering-headed broccoli with a sweeter broccoli flavor, unlike the Cima di Rapas which are flowering headed turnips. One of the most renowned vegetables in Italy.    Cool season brassica with a very long sowing window. Direct seed sparingly, in rich soil, and thin to 6" apart. Water conscientiously. Harvest 5 inches or so of the buds and greens. Should provide several harvests.