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Rapini

Also known as broccoli raab (en) broccoli rabe (en)

A variety of Brassica rapa

How to sow rapini: Direct seed outdoors, thin seedlings to 15cm

Sun requirement for rapini: Plant in Full Sun

Rapini, or Broccoli Rabe, is a cool-weather leafy green vegetable in the Brassica family. The leaves, buds, and stems are edible and the plant is harvested before the buds, which resemble small, loose broccoli heads, open into yellow flowers. Rapini has a bitter, sharp, slightly nutty taste and is usually cooked.

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Growing rapini

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

First harvest expected

5 weeks after planting

Height

90cm

Spread

30cm

Row Spacing

5cm

Grown for

flower harvested 1 time

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