The Apollo (returning variety) and Aspabroc (new variety) were indistinguishable to me in yield, DTM, flavor, and habit. We enjoyed them both. Since they were indistinguishable, I'll just go with the cheaper seed most likely.
The summer purple sprouting broccoli plants grew very well and quite tall, probably 3'. But the small purple florets didn't start producing until the very end of September in my garden and we got very few. This was with a ~April 20 plant out date. This certainly won't be making a return to the garden in 2015. We will just enjoy the spring/early summer sprouting broccoli.
You could probably do the smaller broccoli in a decent sized container. To try the summer purple sprouting broccoli you'd need quite a large container, the plants were huge and root system quite expansive.
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