| Fran, De Cicco is not one of the more common varieties that the places I know would sell as plants via mail or even at local nurseries, farm stands, etc. But the good news is that you **DO** have time to order seeds and plant. In my zone 5 I always direct seed my broccoli in a short row and then transplant out for there to where I want the plants. Here in my zone 5 just north of you I'd be direct seeding them around May 1 outside as I do for all broccoli, cabbage, b sprouts, etc, so for you in a zone warmer that would mean about mid-April. The seedlings grown outside are beautiful, but you need to be sure to transplant when they are about 5 weeks old or less . I assume you know your seed sources so order from some place where you know the turnaround time will be less than about two weeks. Or perhaps you even have a nursery with eeeds racks where you could get them, but again, De Cicco is not one of the more common ones sold, as you know. Carolyn | 
