Calabrese 'bolting' and fast toms

I planted out some calabrese broccoli a few weeks ago and some is already starting to form a few flowers despite being only 20cm high. Shall i pull them out and replant with some small spare plants, or can i cut it down and hope it regrows from a side shoot?

On a more positive note, I sowed some tomato "latah" from realseeds in late April and although outside the plants and fruit are already bigger than the Roma I sowed 4 weeks earlier, and the largest fruit (walnut size but still green) rival those of gardener's delight in the greenhouse that I sowed 4 weeks earlier. This looks to be a super fast tom. I will see if it tastes as good as it grows and let you know.

Charlie

Me too!

This is my first year growing. So far the biggest disappoinment has been my calabrese. Luckily I sowed 2 successions so the second lot may be better but the first had very loose heads and eventually flowered...gutted! I don't understand why??? 

weather? ground? time of sowing?

I agree with Christine, my Calabrese was perfect last week and its certainly sulked in this heat.

You have to pick the teeny weeny head and use that is the consensus on our site. It tastes just as nice but you just need to pick a few more heads.

I have found the time it took for my calabrese heads to grow from 2inches to 10 inches only 2 weeks.

You need to look at them every day as they can go over very quickly.

Mine are all now in the freezer.