Purple Sprouting Brocolli

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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 06 12:28 pm Post subject: Purple Sprouting Brocolli
Any about yet? I haven't seen any

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 06 12:31 pm Post subject:
Not here.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 06 12:33 pm Post subject:
Nope, mid feb onwards?

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 06 12:39 pm Post subject:
I've got some mystery brassicas on the go which may be late brussel sprouts but they're not showing any interst in 'sprouting' or may be lat PSB. The exctiement of the mystery is almost too intense.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 06 12:43 pm Post subject:
We had some in the shop before Christmas I suspect it was from a polytunnel. Ours is showing sprouts: should be ready in about 2 weeks.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 06 1:29 pm Post subject:
No local stuff in the shops yet, but one stall had 'purple sprouting broccoli tops'.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 06 9:13 am Post subject:
We often eat the leaves and tops of our PSB: yummy. I guess that's what they were selling, Cab?

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 06 9:59 am Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

We often eat the leaves and tops of our PSB: yummy. I guess that's what they were selling, Cab?

I guess so. Is there any advantage to lopping the tops off before it starts sprouting?

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 06 10:06 am Post subject:
Dont' know, but it's supposed to work on Brussels to make the sprouts bigger, so maybe it works with PSB too. Off to sacrifice a couple of plants to science...

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 06 9:30 am Post subject:
Lots of PSB on the market this weekend. Ours seems to be a good three weeks off yet Which gives us time to chomp through more of the kale

Lozzie

Joined: 25 May 2005
Posts: 2595

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 06 9:48 am Post subject:
Had some last night stirfried with some garlic, chilli, cooking sherry and lots of oyster sauce. Phenomenal

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 06 9:50 am Post subject:
Had some from the local farm shop, bit dissapointing I have to say. Which is a shame, as I was trying to convert the family to it. Just have to wait until we have our own next winter

sue ievers

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 24
Location: powys

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 06 9:30 pm Post subject:
We have had a couple of feeds of ours, the first about two weeks ago. It seems to have come to a bit of a halt noe with the cold weather.

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