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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Mark's Sussex Allotment on June 03, 2015, 20:48

Title: Broccoli blown
Post by: Mark's Sussex Allotment on June 03, 2015, 20:48

Hi guys,

I've never grown broccoli before, and wasn't expecting a crop for a few months yet, but the middle has blown, so I harvested it. It was planted about 6 weeks ago under debris netting.

Is the plant done now, or will more heads come?

It was well watered.

Title: Re: Broccoli blown
Post by: sunshineband on June 04, 2015, 09:44

If you keep it well fed and watered, there should be smaller heads grow from the leaf axils, in the same way that PSB behaves

Title: Re: Broccoli blown
Post by: Mark's Sussex Allotment on June 04, 2015, 09:57

So, it is quite difficult to get the perfect large head you see in the supermarkets?

Title: Re: Broccoli blown
Post by: Goosegirl on June 04, 2015, 10:23

Crumbs - that was an early crop! If you cut the head off it will grow side-shoots you can harvest for quite a while. I grow summer broccoli and caulis and plant it in a partly-shaded area because I find that they doesn't blow as quickly. Planting very firmly also helps with this.

Title: Re: Broccoli blown
Post by: Mark's Sussex Allotment on June 04, 2015, 10:51

Thanks, they were heeled in very nicely, and have survived some strong winds.... could the green debris netting have anything to do with it?