Broccoli

Broccoli is a cool-season brassica that can grow well in the protected environment of a Growing Dome. This category brings together practical guidance on planting, care, temperature, watering, pests, diseases, and harvesting, along with seasonal gardening articles and broccoli recipes.

Broccoli growing among broad leaves inside a greenhouse
bowl of winter pesto pasta salad served up in front of the pot filled with pasta broccoli and radishes

Delightful Roasted Radish & Broccoli Pesto Pasta Salad

January 22, 2026

A versatile recipe that makes the most of reliable winter greens and spring vegetables like radishes and broccoli. Our nut-free pesto dressing is adaptable (try different greens or make it vegan!), and the whole dish is satisfying as a warm dinner or a refreshing chilled lunch. We’ll show you how to make the flavorful pesto, perfect roasted pepitas, and the final simple assembly. Enjoy customizing the pesto with whatever you have in your garden!

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dark chard leaves

The 7 Best Winter Crops to Grow in a Greenhouse (or Your Backyard Garden)

November 25, 2025

Grow fresh food all winter with these seven hardy crops. From beets to lettuce, this list has everything you need. Except kale. We left it out. You’re welcome.

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Winter’s Bounty: A Growing Dome Gardener’s Guide to Growing Brassicas

January 3, 2025

Learn everything about growing brassicas such as broccoli, cauliflower, and romanesco in your dome greenhouse.

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broccoli casserole baking in oven

The Best Way to Eat Your Broccoli: Broccoli Casserole!

March 30, 2021

I started making this creamy southern comfort food in 2007. My friend owns a southern, Mardi Gras-themed comfort food restaurant. She gave me the recipe because I was obsessed with how yummy it was! I’ve been making this exact broccoli casserole dish for holiday gatherings and potlucks ever since, and people always want more! My family loves it.

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Pad Thai noodles with broccoli, fresh herbs, chopped peanuts, and lime wedges

Simple Pad Thai Recipe: Shrimp, Chicken, or Vegan.

February 26, 2021

Most people think you can't make restaurant-quality food at home. Well, I am here to tell you if that is your sentiment, you are sorely mistaken. I am going to change your mind! It took me more tries than I would like to admit to getting it right. To keep it clean & healthy, but decadent and delicious.

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Growing Dome greenhouse in a mountain meadow below a hillside of golden autumn trees

Fall Plants for Winter Gardening

September 29, 2020

Fall brings more than changing leaves and crisp air. It also brings changes in your Dome, switching out summer fruits for winter leaves and roots. Summer fruits require heat, light, and longer days to produce optimally.

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Broccoli plants with tall flowering stalks growing beside a greenhouse wall

Flowering Broccoli, Catch Crops, and Early Spring

February 22, 2011

Spring is a very fun time in our Growing Dome greenhouses. Usually all the winter crops that we have been harvesting and eating over the winter are starting to go to seed. Do not despair! A lot of these vegetables have edible flowers. For example, arugula, tatsoi, mizuna, and a lot of edible greens also…

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