calabrese broccoli

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ian.ford

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calabrese broccoli
« on: July 10, 2010, 14:19 »
 My broccoli has started to sprout heads and shot towards the sky at an alarming rate, but they are very small and are already starting to show signs of flowering. Is this normal. Will the heads get any larger once they have flowered.

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kermit

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Re: calabrese broccoli
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2010, 14:22 »
Cut them before they flower, enjoy, give a good feed and water and watch the side shoots grow.  Its disappointing not to get the large supermarket sized heads but a common problem.  Recent thread on this - maybe do a search...

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Aunt Sally

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Re: calabrese broccoli
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2010, 14:24 »
I pick them young before they start to loosen.  As kermit said the side shoots are wonderful right up until late autumn.


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