Brassica
Broccolini
Brassica oleracea × Brassica rapa
Slim sweet tender-stem — crops over weeks rather than one big head.
Full sun
Regular
Rich, firm
Easy
Yes
Spears
Biennial
Hardy
15 L
25 cm
Herb
Chives
Chive's sulfurous scent masks broccolini from cabbage moths and repels flea beetles.
Allium
Garlic
Garlic repels cabbage moths and other brassica pests while improving broccolini's sulfur uptake.
Flower
Calendula
Calendula flowers lure hoverflies and parasitic wasps that control broccolini's primary pest aphids.
Situations where this plant is a reliable fit — from someone's kitchen sill to a wind-blown rooftop.
Balcony
A few pots on a flat outdoor perch — some sun, some wind.
Grow bag
Cheap flexible bag, 20–40 L — hungry crops with big roots love these.
Reused bucket
A salvaged 10–20 L bucket with drainage holes — a proper productive pot for very little cost.
Raised bed
A traditional plot or timber-sided bed — deepest root run, widest planting choice.
Where to source
Get growing in United Kingdom
Shop local first
The best plants come from a real nursery, and the best trowel comes from the old-fashioned ironmonger down the road — people who know their stock and can advise. Try local first, both for the plant and the kit. It keeps small growers and small hardware shops alive.
Searching near London
For pots, compost, seed trays, twine and other kit — Amazon has the essentials if the local option isn't right. Not a plant nursery; use the local map above for the plant itself.
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