[grizzlymonkyboy]

Hi

I have a small set up with many pots and thing growing well. this is my 1st year and i have had many highs and many lows, I have just finished havesting my broccoli and im not sure what to do now with the roots and stalk? can i save these somehow and use them for next year?

thanks in advance

dane

[arugula]

Not really, I'm afraid. You can eat the stalks along with the tops and you can compost the roots. You need to start from scratch again next year.

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[Benandbill]

Well done, broccoli is one of the best superfoods there is, the health benefits are unreal!!  This is my 2nd year growing and my 1st year growing normal broc.  I grew purple sprouting last year and am doing twice the amount of that this year.  Makes me wonder though if my timing's a bit out as mine seems to be suffering and I have no florets on them yet, they look like good stalks and thats about it.  A lot of the leaves look eaten or like they're dying.

[Jonajo]

the stalks are fabulous sliced thinly and fried with garlic. Honestly - even nicer than the florets.

[DD.]

Are we talking about the small stalks up to the florets, or the large woody inedible stalk that holds the plant up?

[DD.]

My question was really directed at the original poster, I rather think they meant the main stalk as they were also talking about the root.

[arugula]

I use the main stalks too as per my first reply to this or as Jonajo says. They are great stir fried or if you are making a broccoli and stilton soup, they are perfect.

[grizzlymonkyboy]

thanks for all the quick replies. I did mean the main stalk

I think i planted all my stuff a little earlier and the amazing may/june weather really helped things along

im all about finished now corn, broccoli strawberries salads cuecumbers and toms have all been eaten

what can I start to sow now?

[Growster...]

Mrs G chops the florets to about 1" of flowers, and stir fries them with crushed garlic and disked baby courgettes...

I forgot to mention the stalks until just afterwards...

(please excuse slow typing - physical attack averted just in time, but large bruise appearing on defending forearm...;0)
 

[waddecar]

Are we talking calabrese here? If so, having harvested the main head leave the plant growing and it will produce secondary(albeit smaller) heads.