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By Jessica Mousseau

Broccoli has become a popular vegetable in recent years with its one of a kind taste and multiple ways to prepare. Children and adults alike are beginning to fully enjoy the flavor of these delicious vegetables and take advantage of the nutrition they have to offer as well.

Growing Broccoli

Almost any type of soil will be fine for broccoli to thrive as long as the soil preparation is done properly. Basically good organic matter is definitely essential for the best broccoli to be harvested. If early crop is what you are going for the best choice to make is to begin sowing the seeds inside of the house. This should be done around 8 weeks ahead of your putting them into the garden. When starting inside you will want to plant them about ¼ inch deep with a minimal spacing of 2 inches apart from each other. At about 4 inches high you can move them into your garden. Be sure to water well and soon you will enjoy fresh home grown broccoli.

Eating Broccoli

There are so many ways to prepare broccoli, making it a very well liked vegetable among all. Steaming broccoli and adding it to the top of a potato seems to be a favorite among the younger broccoli lovers. But you can also stem them and have them as a side dish with butter or add some cheese. They are also wonderful in a stir-fry as well as raw with some vegetable dip or alone. They can be successfully added into a casserole, so the possibilities are endless.