broccoli help

Hi,
My neighbour has grown some broccoli from seed this year and it is doing well since it was transplanted into her garden. I do not know what type it is and neither does she, but it has suddenly formed all these pretty yellow flowers.
She does not know when to expect to be able to harvest the broccoli and a family member has told her that now there are flowers there will be no broccoli to harvest - is this true?

Can anyone advise on what she should expect and when as we're both at a loss! Ive looked on the net but its rather confusing, esp as we dont know what type it is. The stems are 5-6ft tall now with branches of yellow flowers at the top.

Many thanks

 

Hi Busybee,

Yeah, unfortunatly broccoli is the unopened flower bud of the plant. You might try cutting all the flowers off, you should get some side shoots, but they will be smaller.

 

The brocolli has gone to seed and is past.
The flowers are edible if you want to eat them but is not just the same as "green " brocolli. Sauteed in a little butter and garlic they are allright.

 

so the tiny buds that are the unopened flower actually IS the broccoli she should have harvested? But it looks nothing like the broccoli you see in the shops!