Which plants pair well with Broccoli raab?

Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Onion

How fast do I get my plan?

Three steps, three minutes. Type your location, measure your bed, click the veg you like. I do the rest.

Free: one bed, full annual plan, PDF export — free and no account needed. Pro (multiple beds + weather + garden calendar + push & email reminders): €4.90/month or €39/year. Premium (with AI coach Stachi): €9.90/month or €79/year.

Does it work for a balcony planter?

Yes. From a 40×20 cm balcony box to a 3×1 m raised bed — same three steps, same outcome.

Do I need an account?

Not for your first plan — creating one works without signing in. You'll need an account once you want multiple beds, your plan on multiple devices, or weather reminders.

← All plants

Vegetables · Cool

Broccoli raab

Brassicaceae

Plant spacing: 20 cm
USDA zones: 4a–10a
Frost-sensitive: no
Growth duration: 9 weeks

Which beds suit?

Sun (prefers): full sunAlso okay:partial shade
Soil (prefers): loamyAlso okay:raised-bed mix
Drainage (prefers): normal

Seed & start

Direct sow

Sow directly into the bed — no pre-culture needed.

Stachi's tip

Broccoli raab (cima di rapa) is Italy's fast brassica: 9 weeks seed-to-harvest, you eat stems plus flower buds plus leaves. Spicy, slightly bitter — a classic with garlic and chilli in pasta. Cabbage-white netting still mandatory.

Who is Stachi? →

The plant's year: sowing, transplanting, harvest

Sowing

Harvest

Good neighbours

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Avoid these neighbours

Strawberry

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Good pre-cultures

Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.

What comes after Broccoli raab?

When the bed frees up, the season is usually not over. We worked out what still fits afterwards — with time windows and reasons.

See follow-on crops for Broccoli raab →

Sources

LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion
Dreschflegel – Knospenkohl Cime di rapa (https://dreschflegel-saatgut.de/knospenkohl-cime-di-rapa)

Where these figures come from

Timing: Traditional recommendation. Rarely studied under controlled conditions — treat it as experience, not law.
Spacing: Traditional recommendation. Rarely studied under controlled conditions — treat it as experience, not law.
Companion planting: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Crop rotation: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Yield: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Sources: LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion · Dreschflegel – Knospenkohl Cime di rapa (https://dreschflegel-saatgut.de/knospenkohl-cime-di-rapa)

Related plants

Products mentioned in this post

Plantura organic tomato seed set (10 varieties)Open-pollinated, good germination — robust for raised beds.
Organic tomato seed set, 14 varieties
Organic heirloom tomato seed set (Demeter, 12 varieties)
Organic vegetable seed set, 10 varietiesCucumber, tomato, beetroot, broccoli, carrot, chard & more.