Broccoli : Sprouts
Vegetable
Description
New Research Finds High Levels Of Anti-Cancer Compounds in Broccoli Sprouts.
Amazingly after 3 days sprouting, the compound Sulforaphane is between 10-100 times more concentrated in sprouting seed than in the mature vegetable - and it s a powerful blocking agent against cancer.
Broccoli sprouts also contain Sinigrin which persuades the pre-cancerous cells to commit suicide.
It is believed it has so powerful an effect that the occasional meal of young broccoli sprouts may destroy cancerous cells in the colon.
They should always be eaten fresh with other salad vegetables, not cooked, and have a most pleasant tangy flavour.
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[Scientists believe that many vegetables have a beneficial effect on our general health.
Broccoli sprouts are just one where recent discoveries can contribute to a healthy body.
It is not T&M's intention to sensationalise these sprouts, but, in accordance with our practice over many years, to draw customers attention to important health providing properties in the vegetables we offer.
This product should not be used for commercial purposes.]
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | make successional sowings from late spring to mid summer. |
| Sowing depth: | in drills 1cm (½in) deep, spaced 45cm (18in) apart. |
Sow into a well raked soil, where the plants are to be cropped.
They can also be sown indoors in trays of seed compost.
Germination takes 4 -10 days at 18-20C (65-70F).
Transplant into boxes when large enough to handle.
Plant out when they have developed 2-3 true leaves and water well.
Growing Instructions
Thin out the seedlings gradually to 20cm (8in) apart.
For best results grow in a rich, fertile soil and water regularly.
Aftercare Instructions
Special Note: Club root disease stays in the soil for many years.
Here, to our knowledge, is the only Calabrese available which is club root tolerant and grows through the club root, allowing you to produce a crop even in infected soil.