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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: thomasb on September 20, 2004, 22:19:36

Title: Early Winter Veg
Post by: thomasb on September 20, 2004, 22:19:36
Hi all,
Has anyone experienced their winter veg maturing early this year. I began picking my purple sprouting broccoli 2 weeks ago. The variety is Rudolph from Tuckers and was due to appear in January.
Furthermore, I am picking cauliflower (Panduick F1 from Tuckers) that was due to be ready in December (see picture below).  As for my sprouts....I will be starting on them within a week or so...
Does anyone know what is happening? I had thought purple-sprouting needed a cold snap before maturing.
Thomas

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Title: Re:Early Winter Veg
Post by: Multiveg on September 20, 2004, 23:03:16
My purple cape (from Unwins) apparently heads March/April - it has started heading this month.
The Black Spanish Round winter radish have already reached a decent size (harvest from October...) and we have had a few this month and last month in meals.
Title: Re:Early Winter Veg
Post by: adrianhumph on September 21, 2004, 09:07:38
Hi all,
       My redbore fi kale, supposedly a winter veg is already 3 feet high & we have been picking lovely leaves from it for over a month ;D
                    Adrian.
Title: Re:Early Winter Veg
Post by: tim on September 21, 2004, 09:15:55
Tell me about it.
One tries so hard to get continuity. L-R

Pancho     Early
Startrack  Sep-Nov
Poribleu    Oct-Mar
Alcazar     Jan-May
If you believe that, you'll believe anything!! = Tim