November 28th, 2009 by John 
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I have been [organic] gardening my entire adult life. I am familiar with growing all kinds of vegetables. In years past, I have grown tomatoes, eggplant, corn, peppers, cucumbers, squash and all kinds of herbs. This year, my wife and I decided to try growing broccoli and cauliflower. This was a first. The broccoli has done very well, the cauliflower, not so much.
Broccoli was not my favorite veggie when I was growing up. I was in the George Bush broccoli camp. I found it to be an unpleasant chore to eat. But, since then I have developed a taste for those little trees. I love breaking them up into small pieces in my salads. It is a great snack with ranch dressing. And of course I love steamed broccoli. Add a little melted cheese and you’re good to go!
Broccoli is high in vitamins A and D
We just harvested our first crop last weekend. It was delicious! By Sunday evening, it was all gone!
As you can see below, Broccoli is very healthy food choice.
Nutritional Value (Per half cup, raw)
Calories 23
Dietary fiber 2.4 grams
Protein 2.3 grams
Carbohydrates 4.3 mg
Vitamin C 49 mg
Folic Acid 53.3 nanograms
Calcium 89 mg
Iron 0.9 mg
Beta carotene
Do you like Broccoli? Have you ever grown broccoli? Ever tried organic gardening?
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I love broccoli for its nutritional value. But here in our place, this veggie is quite expensive. I wished we also have an area where I can home grown broccoli.
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I LOVE broccoli- that looks so good!
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Broccoli is one of my favourite vegetables! I love it steamed with a little butter and sea salt. I grow organically using the square foot gardening method in raised beds. Unfortunately I did not have much luck growing broccoli in my previous garden and haven’t tried here yet since we’ve been busy doing more ripping out than planting. Anyway, I will trying growing broccoli in next year. Hopefully our new location will prove a bit more favourable for growing broccoli.
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