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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Greenfingers Jo on July 22, 2005, 12:56:51

Title: Seeds from Purple Sprouting Broccolli
Post by: Greenfingers Jo on July 22, 2005, 12:56:51
My Purple Sprouting Broccolli has gone to seed before I coudl eat it all. Can I get seeds from these heads and how do I do it/
Thanks
Jo
Title: Re: Seeds from Purple Sprouting Broccolli
Post by: jennym on July 22, 2005, 15:42:11
When you say gone to seed - if there are seeds there. then you could save them. or if you mean flowering, you could wait until they set seed and save it, I always save seed in a brown paper bag or paper envelope, in a cool dry place.
Title: Re: Seeds from Purple Sprouting Broccolli
Post by: blight on July 22, 2005, 20:17:01
 but will they come true to seed?
I have always thought that  members of the crucifera- family interbreed. e.g. if there`s some other cabbage flowering in the neigbourhood or even rape or mustard etc. you might get something but not necesarily purple sprouting.
Title: Re: Seeds from Purple Sprouting Broccolli
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 23, 2005, 11:55:44
They're promisuous interbreeders so you can't be sure. That being said, I let some of my turnips go to seed one year, and got a crop of turnips off it.