How to save seeds from broccoli
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How to save seeds from broccoli
Broccoli has seeds, and the seeds are hidden in its flower buds. The seeds are flat and oval, relatively thin, and brownish. What we usually eat is its flower bud. As long as it is not picked, it will continue to grow and then produce seeds.
Introduction to broccoli seeds
Broccoli has seeds. If not picked, the broccoli will continue to grow. Its seeds need to wait for the flower buds to mature before they can ripen. They are very small round particles, dark brown or dark purple in color.
How to save seeds from broccoli
The seeds of broccoli are in the broccoli itself. What we eat is its tender flower bud. If not removed, it will bloom and produce seeds. Its flowers are compound racemes, which are perfect flowers.
To collect broccoli seeds, you need to wait for the broccoli to bloom. Its corolla is yellow or creamy yellow, with a total of 4 strong stamens. The seeds are distributed in the superior ovary, and they can be collected after the flowers wither.
Propagation of broccoli seeds
Broccoli seeds can be sown. From the appearance of the flower head to harvest, it usually takes 15-20 days. During this period, after the flower head appears, the flower bud and flower stem continue to develop and grow, forming a flower head composed of several short, fleshy flower stems and flower buds, which can then be harvested and marketed.
Broccoli seed planting method
1. Sowing
(1) Soak the seeds in warm water at 50℃ for 25 minutes to kill the pathogenic bacteria that may have entered the seeds. Broccoli can be planted outdoors after Qingming in spring, or at the end of summer and beginning of autumn.
(2) In Zhejiang, you can plant from July to October, then evenly sow the processed broccoli seeds in the prepared seedbed, cover them with fine soil, and use a fine喷嘴 (sprayer) to spray water to make the seeds and glutinous rice surface tightly contact.
2. Management
(1) During the entire germination period, it is necessary to observe the field in the morning and evening to observe seed germination, soil moisture on the surface, and the intensity of sunlight or drainage during rainy days.
(2) Watering can be done in the afternoon and evening to avoid overcast and rainy weather after watering. During this period, cover with a sunshade net for 2-3 days and nights to prevent cooling and rain.
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