Broccoli

So this year for the first time I am growing some Brassicas broccoli/ calabrese being one of them... well I am starting to see some very nice heads develop now... we could be eating some as early as next week... I'm very happy. Thing is the variety is an F1 so they, as F1's do, are all almost at the same stage in their growth. So a couple of questions.  How quickly do the heads last before they need to be harvested ? and two is it true that after you cut out the head new smaller side shoot will grow ? Is it worth growing them on after you have cut the head off them ?

They don’t last long in reality,perhaps a week depending on how warm it is.

You could always blanch and freeze some of the heads assuming you have a freezer of course. We do this with our calabrese and it freezes well.

I never freeze them, as I'm not a great fan after they've been frozen. I find them rather soggy.
So I'd binge on them while they're fresh!!