Broccoli Rabe
vegetable
Also called rapini. Harvest small florets before flowers open for best flavor — pleasantly bitter. Bolt-tolerant; a cool-season spring and fall crop.
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–9
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam
- pH
- Neutral
- Spacing
- 6 in. between plants
- Per square
- 4 plants per 1-foot square
- Ready to pick in
- About 60 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
| Activity | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Plant Harvest
Good neighbors
3
Keep apart from
2
Recommended varieties
2- Sorrento60 daysseed
Full-season rapini with large, flavorful florets.
- Spring Raab45 daysseed
Quick-maturing type for spring gardens.
Add Broccoli Rabe to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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