Facts about Broccoli
The taste:
Spicy, piquant, light cabbage taste
Germination:
2 - 3 days
Growth until harvest:
7 - 14 days
Nitrogen requirements:
high - heavy feeder
pH range:
6.0 - 6.5 matching plants
Ec - area:
2.8 - 3.5 suitable fish
Size:
2.5 - 7.6 cm
Cultivation
Soaking the seeds:
not necessary
Soak the medium:
not necessary
Growth medium:
- Mixed potting soil (organic preferred)
- Coconut soil
- Peat-free potting soil
- Hemp mats
- Coconut soil
- Peat-free potting soil
- Hemp mats
Light:
16 - 18 hours of exposure per day
Germination temperature:
21°C
irrigation:
- Flood and drain twice a day or root continuously in water
- spray surface with water sprayer in the morning and evening
- spray surface with water sprayer in the morning and evening
Preferred system:
Nutritional values per 100g
Vitamin A
221.8 mg
Vitamin C
51 mg
Vitamin E
24.1 mg
Calcium
88 mg
Iron
0.67 mg
Magnesium
51 mg
Anti-cyanates
12.66 mg
Potassium
326 mg
Manganese
0.37 mg
Nitrate
267 mg
Copper
0.09 mg
Steps of cultivation
- Prepare growth medium and generously moisten the surface
- Distribute seeds evenly and avoid partial clusters
- Moisten the seeds extensively with a water sprayer
- Cover with any cover and weigh it down (e.g. two baking stones), store in a dark place
- Germination occurs in 2 - 3 days
- Remove cover and transfer to aquaponics system
- The ripe microgreens can be harvested after 7 to 14 days
- Harvesting should take place in the morning or evening due to cooler temperatures
