Broccoli question...

Hi all... so, we have a broccoli plant which currently has one huge (approx 6 inches across) head in the center of it... I was told that popping that off would lead to other heads sprouting on the rest of the plant... is this right?

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Broccoli question... (Original post)	opiate69	May 2012	OP
Yes, that is correct! n/t	kurtzapril4	May 2012	#1
Yup.	Denninmi	May 2012	#2
sweet, thanks!	opiate69	May 2012	#3
Leave two rows of independent leaves below the crown.	HopeHoops	May 2012	#5
Yes, but they will be smaller and need to be harvested regularly or they get bitter.	HopeHoops	May 2012	#4

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Sun May 27, 2012, 07:30 PM

kurtzapril4 (1,353 posts)

1. Yes, that is correct! n/t

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Sun May 27, 2012, 07:34 PM

Denninmi (6,581 posts)

2. Yup.

If you pick it faithfully, you can have broccoli from now until the cold kills it in the fall/winter. If you live somewhere it never gets cold enough to kill it, you can have broccoli for a year if you do it right.

However, be aware that the offshoots produce heads much smaller than the big central head. Not that this is a bad thing, in some ways I almost prefer when mine become full of shoots later in the season and each head is about the size of a quarter. Convenient, actually, no trimming and cutting of a large head of broccoli in the kitchen, it comes pre-cut into bite sized pieces that way.

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Sun May 27, 2012, 07:38 PM

opiate69 (10,129 posts)