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Broccoli is usually grown from a seed planted in the field. Over 30,000 broccoli plants can be grown in one acre of land! Broccoli grows best in areas with a cool climate and moist soil. Broccoli grows to maturity in approximately 80-120 days. Three crops of broccoli grow each year in the Salinas Valley of California. |
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It may take two to three passes to completely harvest a field of broccoli. During each pass through the field, workers cut and trim broccoli heads and pack them into boxes. Workers walk behind a very slow moving machine that holds boxes ready to be filled. As boxes are filled they are loaded onto pallets, and when the pallets are filled a truck takes them to a cooling facility. |
