There's something particularly satisfying about harvesting fresh vegetables when there's little else coming from the kitchen garden. Purple sprouting broccoli is hardy enough to stand through winter, rewarding you with tender purple spears from late winter into spring.
Once cropping gets underway, established plants can produce a generous supply of tender shoots over several weeks. Freshly picked, the spears have a delicious sweet flavour and tender texture that makes this traditional vegetable well worth the wait.
Strong, substantial plants make an excellent addition to vegetable gardens, raised beds and allotments, providing a valuable harvest early in the year before many spring-sown vegetables have even got going.
