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Rapini
Rapini
A variety of Brassica rapa
How to sow rapini: Direct seed outdoors, thin seedlings to 15cm
Sun requirement for rapini: Plant in Full Sun
Rapini, or Broccoli Rabe, is a cool-weather leafy green vegetable in the Brassica family. The leaves, buds, and stems are edible and the plant is harvested before the buds, which resemble small, loose broccoli heads, open into yellow flowers. Rapini has a bitter, sharp, slightly nutty taste and is usually cooked.
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Rapini facts
Lifespan
Height × spread
90cm × 30cmRow Spacing
5cmGrown for
flower harvested 1 timeHow members grow rapini
Sunniness
Planted from
Harvested for
Plant rapini with
lettuce
Photos
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Rapini harvests
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Where rapini grow
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Who's planted rapini
- Lemony Garden · Reading England
- inkstone vegetable garden · Northern Virginia,...
- Meg Indoor seedling trays · Melbourne
Rapini harvests
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Lemony harvested 3.
over 6 years ago
Lemony harvested 3.
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Time to harvest
If sown now, expect a first harvest in about 37 days.
From the median time members' plantings of this crop took to their first harvest.
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