Broccoli talk

How are everyone's broccoli doing? What sort of size are they at? I'm just nosey to see how mine are doing compared to other people's!

 

What kind of brocolli are you growing Snowbaby.
I'm only growing sprouting brocolli (purple and white) for harvesting late winter - early spring. They're looking good - about a foot high.

Last year I tried (memories gone here, it will come back) the more regular brocolli as it were. It was a complete disaster, it just bolted, so I didn't do any this year.
Do let us know how you get on as it might be worth me trying again.

 

i planted some 90-day broccoli its about 3 ft tall no flowers leaves like palm trees , might lift up and plant somethink else:(

 

I haven't got a clue what type as the seed packet got blown away soon after I planted *rolls eyes*

Mine are doing fab! The leaves are a bit over-running the planters, but all 6 broccoli plants have the broccoli heart now growing!! They've grown a fair bit since this photo was taken

 

Good for you Snowbaby. Glad somebody is getting broccoli.

 

How are the broccolis doing now? Mine are coming along very nicely!!! I'm going to search to see when they should be harvested as one is getting a good size now!

 

I've got two varieties on the go. 'Green' something and 'Autumn' something if memory serves. (Green Magic? Autumn King? Could be)

Both going well. Sprayed with systemic bug killer to zap the pesky caterpillars.

Had first harvests off my earlier ones, and new cut n come again sideshoots are busy growing on them.

 

Inspect them well for batterpillars snowbaby, they are the same colour as the broccoli when cooked:euw:

 

I think what Snowbaby is growing are actually calabrese, and to reiterate Ziggy, my old father would never eat calabrese because "you could'n't see the catapillars"

 

You are right, they are calabrese, I took the ones which looked exactly like the ones in the shop :lol:

Urgh!!! Really??? Ewwwwww!!!!!!

I harvested my first broccoli tonight. Can the batterpillars get inside the head of the broccoli?? Ewwww!! You're putting me off eating them *gags*

 

Sorry, Snowbaby, I did'n't mean to put you off. Dad would not eat it but I do. Just soak the heads in salt water before cooking and if any caterpillars are there they will escape. If you ate one by mistake you probably would'n't notice and I doubt that it would do any harm, aferall, many natives in rain forests live on them.

 

Well we ate the first broccoli last night, it had a much stronger "green veg" taste than shop bought ones. We liked it though! No pillars!! Woot!