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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: kippers garden on May 17, 2010, 20:53:48

Title: Still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli...
Post by: kippers garden on May 17, 2010, 20:53:48
I'm still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli which is wonderful but i can't remember harvesting it this late before.  It must be because of the cold spring.

Is anyone else still havesting it?
Title: Re: Still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli...
Post by: vjm63 on May 17, 2010, 21:24:27
Yes, I am still harvesting mine. 

I've no idea if it is late or not - my first successful year - so that is a big plus in itself!  ;D
Title: Re: Still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli...
Post by: schw on May 17, 2010, 21:39:17
I have four plants each of two varieties, "early" and "late", and only just started picking from the "late" today. The "early" is still going strong!
Title: Re: Still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli...
Post by: Deb P on May 17, 2010, 21:50:32
I culled mine this morning, they were statring to flower in parts so they were sacrificed to put the dwarf french beans in! ::)
Title: Re: Still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli...
Post by: Mike J on May 17, 2010, 22:59:16
I'm a first-timer PSB person too, and I too was unaware that this was late for harvesting - as you can guess, I am still harvesting, albeit only a handful from three plants, and yellow flowers are now starting to break, presumably the beginning of the end! Still, I liked it so much I have a tray of seedlings now for next year. Looking forward to many more meals in spring 2011.
Title: Re: Still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli...
Post by: 1066 on May 18, 2010, 07:19:41
Going to check on it later today but I think ours (an early) has had its last picking. Like DebP I need the space back now!
Title: Re: Still harvesting purple sprouting broccoli...
Post by: saddad on May 18, 2010, 08:30:28
It is late because of the cold Spring... the Purple Cape cauli are usually done by mid-March, PSB by mid-April here... I'm still harvesting the last of the 9* and some over-Wintered Cauli....  :-X