Although a debate rages among horticulturists on whether the Romanesco cultivar of Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) is a broccoli or cauliflower, the flavorful and attractive member of the cabbage ...

Now that we’re in the height of the growing season, I hope you home gardeners are enjoying all kinds of goodies from your plot. In addition to the traditional home garden plants that most of us try, I ...

From broccolini to purple sprouting, broccoli has several relations and subtypes. Here are some of our favorites and the best ...

Growing broccoli can be challenging because this cool-season vegetable requires just the right conditions: rich soil, consistent moisture, and extended cool weather in spring and fall (or during ...

Some people look at Romanesco broccoli and think space alien. Others get all excited and exclaim “fractals!” Fractals are identical, repetitive patterns in nature of varying size. The tiniest floret ...

Put mathematics and broccoli together and you have the two most hated things of my childhood. And that’s exactly what the Romanesco Broccoli is all about. But now that I’m an adult, I find that I’m ...

Romanesco broccoli, also known as Fibonacci broccoli, is a visually stunning vegetable with a fractal-like floret pattern that resembles a logarithmic spiral – a signature of the Fibonacci sequence.

The plant: Romanesco doesn’t really look very “Romanesque.” Its contemporary shape and conical lime-green spires conjure up lunar landscapes, Martians or the DIY fluorescent sand spires you grew in ...

Brassica season in Houston continues with beautiful heads of romanesco, a cousin of broccoli. With a fractal shape, this stunningly beautiful vegetable is packed with vitamins and fiber. Romanesco can ...

Oh, how I envy the highland gardeners who can dine on freshly picked broccoli from their gardens. What a special taste broccoli adds to a meal, and it’s loaded with nutrition, too. Broccoli is a good ...