Early early purple broccoli

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Early early purple broccoli
« on: July 26, 2010, 10:53 »
I'm growing early purple sprouting broccoli for the first time and am a bit confused as to why they are flowering already.  Shouldn't they not be ready for harvest until next year?

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Turnpike
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Re: Early early purple brocolli
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2010, 10:55 »
Sounds like they've "bolted" due to the warm, dry weather.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Early early purple broccoli
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2010, 11:02 »
Ah yeah, thanks, I've just read around about bolting.  Looks like they've bolted.  Is it worth cutting off the heads or are they no good now?

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Re: Early early purple broccoli
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2010, 11:04 »
I think they've probably had it.

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Re: Early early purple broccoli
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2010, 11:04 »
Could I have eaten the purple bits, or are they different from what I should have had next year?  I did put 2 or 3 in later so I'll leave those ones.

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Re: Early early purple broccoli
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2010, 07:45 »
Could I have eaten the purple bits

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