Comments on: Fall-Grown Broccoli

By: CB

CB — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:58:37 +0000

Did you all know that the huge leaves on a broccoli plant are edible? You can saute them or cook them the same way you make collard greens.

By: hazel

hazel — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:14:39 +0000

i live in south africa on the north coast (kwa-zulu natal). we have very wet winters and sweltering humid summers. we hydorponic, since our soil is sandy and very poor. i just had my first crop of broccoli (at the end of autumn). i planted from seed. they grew very slowly and once the heads formed – about a cup size, they made flowers very quickly. any suggestions ?

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By: penny

penny — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:08:10 +0000

THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT BROCCOLI, IT IS GROWING FAST, IT GOT FLOWERS AT TOP IS IT TOO FAR GONE?

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:02:43 +0000

Hi Brandy, I would keep the plants watered and fertilized as needed and just give them time to mature. Broccoli is pretty reliable when it comes to producing buds but they do prefer cooler temps and fall or spring growing conditions.

By: brandy george

brandy george — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:28:07 +0000

I planted small store bought broccoli plants about 30 days ago, I live in Houston, TX, and the plants are growing tall but not flowering or producing a head of broccoli. What can I do to produce a head?

By: Acupuncture NYC

Acupuncture NYC — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:52:24 +0000

Thanks for the info! Can fall crops be planted in between or under summer veggies, like tomatoes?

By: Brian Davis

Brian Davis — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:51:54 +0000

I live in the Texas Hill Country between San Antonio and Austin. I got a very late start on my fall garden and didn’t get my Broccoli seeds into the ground until early October. They grew very slowly even though we had a very wet fall. In early January I started getting small heads but they were very mild and tender. We had several nights into the upper teens with no problem but I covered them the one night we got a really hard frost about 10′F. I continued to get smaller side heads until the middle of March when I pulled them to make room for spring planting. I use BT to organically control worms but have never had a problem with aphids.