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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Debs on June 07, 2004, 21:20:45

Title: Hint of broccoli appearing!!!
Post by: Debs on June 07, 2004, 21:20:45

I am so very excited!

My broccoli are now recognisable by their small but perfectly formed young heads.

I am a true veggie growing convert now ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re:Hint of broccoli appearing!!!
Post by: oubykh on June 07, 2004, 21:25:50

Congrats!!

mine i'm afraid were attacked by what i think were flea beetles, and still now look slightly ragged. i have had just no luck with any brassics last year or this one :(

Title: Re:Hint of broccoli appearing!!!
Post by: dannylewis on June 07, 2004, 21:43:33

hi there i had a similar problem last year, them ruddy things ate all mine and left a few leaves at the bottom, i haven't done any this year though, never mind i have got 11 tomato plants to contend to so i dont worry. i still got some lovely tasty broccoli.

dannylewis

Title: Re:Hint of broccoli appearing!!!
Post by: ALAN HOWELL on June 08, 2004, 07:06:51

Well done...but just a word of advice,keep a VERY close eye on them now cos they grow like mad once they have started to form and b4 you know it they have bolted :-\      Alan

Title: Re:Hint of broccoli appearing!!!
Post by: tim on June 08, 2004, 08:18:17

Debs - they need WATER if you can give it.

And, unless they are a variety that have tightly enclosing leaves, pull off a bottom leaf & cover the curd with it. Watch out for earwigs.

And steam it, or eat it raw!! = Tim