Destiny hybrid broccoli is a compact, heat-tolerant, and
cold-hardy plant that performs well in warmer climates. Plant your Destiny broccoli
variety in early spring for a summer crop. A second crop can be planted in midsummer
for harvest in fall.
The flavorful, nutrient-rich vegetable isn’t difficult to
grow in full sunlight and moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Read on and
learn how to grow this broccoli variety.
How to Grow Destiny Broccoli
Start seeds indoors five to seven weeks ahead of time or
start with small Destiny broccoli plants from a nursery or garden center.
Either way, they should be transplanted into the garden two to three weeks
before the last frost in your area.
You can also plant this variety by seed directly in the
garden two to three weeks before the last average frost in your area.
Prepare the soil by digging in a generous amount of organic matter, along with a general-purpose fertilizer. Plant the broccoli in rows 36 inches (approx. 1 m.) apart. Allow 12 to 14 inches (30.5-35.5 cm.) between rows.
Spread a thin layer of mulch
around the plants to retain soil moisture and squelch growth of weeds. Soak the
broccoli plants once every week, or more if the soil is sandy. Try to keep the
soil evenly moist but never waterlogged or bone dry. Broccoli
is likely to be bitter if the plants are water stressed. Remove weeds when
they’re small. Large weeds rob moisture and nutrients from the plants.
Fertilize broccoli every other week, beginning three weeks
after transplanting into the garden. Use an all-purpose garden fertilizer with
a balanced N-P-K
ratio.
Watch for typical pests such as cabbage
loopers and cabbage
worms, which can be picked off by hand or treated with Bt
(bacillus thuringiensis), an organic bacterium that occurs naturally
in soil. Treat aphids
by blasting them off plants with a hose. If that doesn’t work, spray the pests
with insecticidal soap spray.
Harvest Destiny broccoli plants when the heads are firm and
compact, before the plant flowers.
Destiny hybrid broccoli is a compact, heat-tolerant, and
cold-hardy plant that performs well in warmer climates. Plant your Destiny broccoli
variety in early spring for a summer crop. A second crop can be planted in midsummer
for harvest in fall.
The flavorful, nutrient-rich vegetable isn’t difficult to
grow in full sunlight and moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Read on and
learn how to grow this broccoli variety.
How to Grow Destiny Broccoli
Start seeds indoors five to seven weeks ahead of time or
start with small Destiny broccoli plants from a nursery or garden center.
Either way, they should be transplanted into the garden two to three weeks
before the last frost in your area.
You can also plant this variety by seed directly in the
garden two to three weeks before the last average frost in your area.
Prepare the soil by digging in a generous amount of organic matter, along with a general-purpose fertilizer. Plant the broccoli in rows 36 inches (approx. 1 m.) apart. Allow 12 to 14 inches (30.5-35.5 cm.) between rows.
Spread a thin layer of mulch
around the plants to retain soil moisture and squelch growth of weeds. Soak the
broccoli plants once every week, or more if the soil is sandy. Try to keep the
soil evenly moist but never waterlogged or bone dry. Broccoli
is likely to be bitter if the plants are water stressed. Remove weeds when
they’re small. Large weeds rob moisture and nutrients from the plants.
Fertilize broccoli every other week, beginning three weeks
after transplanting into the garden. Use an all-purpose garden fertilizer with
a balanced N-P-K
ratio.
Watch for typical pests such as cabbage
loopers and cabbage
worms, which can be picked off by hand or treated with Bt
(bacillus thuringiensis), an organic bacterium that occurs naturally
in soil. Treat aphids
by blasting them off plants with a hose. If that doesn’t work, spray the pests
with insecticidal soap spray.
Harvest Destiny broccoli plants when the heads are firm and
compact, before the plant flowers.