#brassica

[todays-xkcd]

Sequoia Brussels sprouts are delicious but it's pretty hard to finish one.

Bassica [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Cueball, Megan and another Cueball are standing in front of a Giant Sequoia] Cueball: Did you know the Mighty Redwood is actually the same species as broccoli and kale? It's just a different cultivar. Another Cueball: Wow! [Caption below the panel] Every year or two, botanists add another plant to Brassica oleracea and see if anyone calls them on it.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 3 July 2026

There was a good crop of Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) (pak choi, bok choy) in this vegetable garden both purple and green cultivars. This is a fast-growing oriental brassica that can be used as baby leaves in salads or as a larger rosette for cooking. It is easy to grow.

Jill Raggett

[kristo-flowers]

turnip

[japanese-plants]

Canola and Eurasian Tree Sparrow by Bunrei Maekawa (1837-1917), included in Bunrei Gafu (Picture Album of by Bunrei) published in 1885

[rosemaryprosser]

In the wake of spring III (2024)

[johnnycanuck-posts]

BREAKING SCIENCE NEWS

NEW SECRETS FOUND IN HUMAN GENOME

"Turns out we're another Brassica cultivar," says scientist

[the-east-art]

Ready for their first firing!