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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: turnpike on July 26, 2010, 10:53

Title: Early early purple broccoli
Post by: turnpike 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?

Thanks,
Turnpike

Title: Re: Early early purple brocolli
Post by: DD. on July 26, 2010, 10:55

Sounds like they've "bolted" due to the warm, dry weather.

Title: Re: Early early purple broccoli
Post by: turnpike 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?

Title: Re: Early early purple broccoli
Post by: DD. on July 26, 2010, 11:04

I think they've probably had it.

Title: Re: Early early purple broccoli
Post by: turnpike 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.

Title: Re: Early early purple broccoli
Post by: Kristen on July 27, 2010, 07:45

Quote from: turnpike on July 26, 2010, 11:04

Could I have eaten the purple bits

Yup :)