Broccoli has cropped, what now.

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gray_b

Joined: 24 Jun 2011
Posts: 254
Location: Leafy Shires of the Midlands

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 6:37 pm Post subject: Broccoli has cropped, what now.
My broccoli has cropped, what do i do now. Just pull them up. Or will they re-shoot for later in the year.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 7:07 pm Post subject:
That’s one thing I’ve never grown

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 9:09 pm Post subject:
Cut it and cook it.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15985

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 21 7:07 am Post subject:
What sort of broccoli? If it is calabrese (green) or purple, you may be able to keep it going a bit. Purple will actually work as a perennial, but not quite as well, so you could get more next year from the same plant. White, or heading broccoli won't do any more, so lift it and replant with something else if you like.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Thu Jul 22, 21 1:16 pm Post subject:
Some varieties are more likely to send up usable side shoots than others. If you look at the axillary buds (at leaf crotch) you'll see them sprouting up not too long after cutting the main broccoli head. You can decide if it's worth it to you too let them go, or if you'd rather replant that space

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46235
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Jul 22, 21 1:52 pm Post subject:
dig it up, bury it in quicklime and concrete, emigrate sorry, i am a reluctant super sniffer for sulphur bearing organic compounds, the stuff is worse than mink

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15985

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 21 6:57 am Post subject:
That's the way I feel about ripe brie; pure ammonia to me. Not very constructive though. Well, perhaps if you want to lay the foundations to something, but not otherwise.

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