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'Coronado Crown' Broccoli
 
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Description: Hybrid. Dark blue-green, domed, 8-inch, finely beaded heads on large plants. Tolerates black rot and downy mildew, as well as stress and frost.
Days To Maturity: 69
Seed Sources: Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019

 
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Yield: (3.3 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (3.3 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 02/11/2013 by Wyatt Jones - An experienced gardener

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Greene, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Monsanto (Semini\'s) variety
 

Reviewed on 08/20/2007 by Nancy Strasser - An experienced gardener

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Pulaski, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

The variety I planted was called 'Coronado Crown'. Large broccoli heads with excellent flavor. Did very well in Spring and early Summer; but the heads produced in late Summer suffered a lot of browning. Seeds were from Parks.
 

Reviewed on 05/10/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

A good solid competitor for Packman. I have experienced some browning of the heads under stress, but produces well most years.
 




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