Re: Broccolini seeds?

**M* D* <m*@gmail.com>**

I order from Kitazawa in California.
Here's their link http://www.kitazawaseed.com/
Martha

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Rose Marie McGee <
rmnicholsmcgee@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hello C.L.
> This is correct information. Ours is only one many seed companies that
> would love to sell it and receive regular customer requests. If it
> ever dwindles in popularity then seed might be released. I recommend
> growing Choy sum which is yellow flowering and sometimes called
> Chinese broccoli, it's tender, sweet, fast growing and comparable
> although not usually as long stemmed in my garden.
> Rose Marie Nichols McGee
> Nichols Garden Nursery
> www.nicholsgardennursery.com
>
> On Feb 18, 2009, at 5:00 PM, C.L. Fornari wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> > I had a call to GardenLine last week from a listener who is trying
> > to find where she can get seeds for Broccolini. I found the
> > following on line: "Broccolini was developed by Sakata Seed Company,
> > the seed is produced under contract by a Thailand Company and in the
> > U.S. it can only be grown by a California Packing Company that has
> > an exclusive contract. Broccolini is a hybrid between a cultivar of
> > Gai Lon (or Kailan), a white flowered brassica sometimes known as
> > Chinese Kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) and a selection of
> > standard broccoli."
> >
> > Does anyone on this list know anything more than this?
> >
> > with thanks,
> > C.L.
> > www.gardenlady.com
>
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