sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?

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lordthanatos

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sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« on: June 29, 2011, 21:49 »
rather excited as today i went to the plot and this has just shot out of the blue

is this ready to start picking or is it best left a week or so yet?

thanks
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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2011, 21:51 »
I'd pick it now - you don't want it to start flowering.
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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2011, 22:01 »
Yummy :)

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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2011, 23:10 »
Wow! I thought these weren't ready to harvest till winter!

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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2011, 23:11 »
Wow! I thought these weren't ready to harvest till winter!

It depends on the variety grown.

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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2011, 23:43 »
this is the strain

http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/broccoli-summer-purple-seeds-pid1963.html

im so shocked as this first of my crops to produce anything

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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2011, 07:14 »
Well done! They look lovely. :)
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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2011, 08:53 »
That's amazingly early to me --- looks scrummy too  :D
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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2011, 09:39 »
that might be one to try next year then ;)

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Re: sprouting brocolli, ready to pic?
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2011, 14:10 »
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm my favourite vegetable. :D


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