Author Topic: Waiting for purple sprouting broccoli (Read 7631 times)

Digeroo · « **Reply #20 on:** March 09, 2012, 18:51:29 »

Some produced before xmas but they seem to have died off now. I have two plants producing so had three meals. Rest still thinking about it. It all died last year, so I am very hopeful of better this year. The year before mine started very late I had almost given it up.

shirlton · « **Reply #21 on:** March 09, 2012, 19:09:21 »

We are having our first tomorrow.

lin · « **Reply #22 on:** March 09, 2012, 23:32:42 »

I am in Manchester and just checked my purple sprouts today and they are getting more showy so I reckon I will be able to harvest some soon, but I don't think I planted enough either, would have been good to have a few more sprouting, oh well note for next year! Lin

Pescador · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2012, 14:04:58 »

Hey Sticks, How's your PSB doing.
I harvested 1kg today. The warmth and sun this week have really brought them on!!

Chrispy · « **Reply #24 on:** March 25, 2012, 21:26:39 »

I've just harvested my first ever PSB, I did grow it last year, but it got decimated by the pigeons.

It's just joined the PFAs in the steamer :D

sticks · « **Reply #25 on:** March 26, 2012, 09:55:48 »

I have a few bits starting to come through, although not enough to feed even myself let alone a family of four! Hopefully I should have plenty by the end of the week.

antipodes · « **Reply #26 on:** March 26, 2012, 10:40:11 »

I've been eating my "White Eye" for a week now. It's the first time I have grown that and I am sorry I did not order some seeds of PSB for this year as it's actually delicious and the only thing actually edible in the garden just now.

sticks · « **Reply #27 on:** March 27, 2012, 07:52:08 »

I harvested our first PSB last night. There's only just enough for a few pieces each with our dinner tonight, which is a bit dissapointing from 16 plants - maybe I have them planted too close together.

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #28 on:** March 27, 2012, 21:42:35 »

How far apart are they? There may be a lot more to come; they go on for some time.

sticks · « **Reply #29 on:** March 28, 2012, 07:47:23 »

There is 60cm between each plant, which I'm sure is what the packet suggested - then again the packet said to harvest December to April!

I need to free up the space for my maincrop spuds pretty soon so I don't think they'll see it through to the end of their harvesting period.

claybasket · « **Reply #30 on:** March 28, 2012, 08:01:36 »

I planted 15 psb they look massive but no sprouts yet! my pal has small weedy things and they are belting out sprouts, and like everyone else soon we will need the space :(

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #31 on:** March 28, 2012, 17:31:53 »

I put PSB three feet apart. They're big plants.

sticks · « **Reply #32 on:** March 28, 2012, 22:10:01 »

I might rearrange my 2012 plan for when I plat my next PSB crop out then - three feet would seem about right looking at how scrunched up the leaves are on my plants.

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #33 on:** March 28, 2012, 22:50:57 »

We've been harvesting for a couple of weeks now. This was last night's haul. I plant them about 15 inches apart. I tried to overwinter the excess plants in the greenhouse but that didn't work at all so now they are out at the plot and I picked one crown yesterday from a tiddly 10 inch plant and it should go on to produce more sideshoots.

They keep well in the fridge for a few days, so once they do produce and you can't eat them all at once, chill them :).

Ninnys

artichoke · « **Reply #34 on:** March 30, 2012, 17:26:41 »

Mine has all come at once so I have blanched and fozen them. They'll get eaten over the next few weeks, and I find they taste the same as fresh.

Kleftiwallah · « **Reply #35 on:** April 02, 2012, 14:33:07 »

Round about NOW !

Cheers, Tony.

RenishawPhil · « **Reply #36 on:** April 02, 2012, 18:58:17 »

Had our first lot this weekend

Just had a few weeks in sri lanka and thought it would have come and gone by now!!

So lucky it had just started, very tasty to

cambourne7 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 02, 2012, 21:30:05 »

when do you know its ready?

shirlton · « **Reply #38 on:** April 03, 2012, 07:19:03 »

Left Betty to pick mine while we were away and she has been ordered to grow it next year. I don't think there is anything like the taste of the first pick of PSB. Its so easy to grow and needs hardly any attention.

saddad · « **Reply #39 on:** April 03, 2012, 07:27:41 »

Quote from: cambourne7 on April 02, 2012, 21:30:05

when do you know its ready?

From when you can see the spears until the yellow flowers open... :)

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