One of the my Brocolli plants is already flowering?
I purchased it as a seedling. It was rather large and already starting
to bud. Some later reading on the net led me to believe this plant might
not have been the best seedling since it was already budding. Is this
true? Should I cut back on this flowering bud and await new shoots? Is
this plant still viable for producing food?
Another of the two is similarly budding, but not yet flowering. Anything
I should be doing with it?
Thanks, I'm new at brocolli plants.
Posted by gardenlen on May 23, 2010, 2:24 pm
g'day dirtbag,
none of this may help of course as i am in a sub-tropical region.
when any brassica bolts for us it usually means the days are too hot
that is why we grow ours broccolli included through the winter months
ove here our winters might be close to your autumn or spring. plus
growing n winte over here means no pests.
never heard of any seedling being more susseptable to bolting than
another. you could try cutting off that head maybe still edible? and
seewaht occurs with the new growths my thinking if it is season issue
that they will still bolt.
might be you have to pick the heads for eating when smaller.
On Sun, 23 May 2010 13:43:07 +0000 (UTC), DirtBag
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Posted by David Hare-Scott on May 23, 2010, 7:11 pm
DirtBag wrote:
> One of the my Brocolli plants is already flowering? > I purchased it as a seedling. It was rather large and already > starting to bud. Some later reading on the net led me to believe > this plant might not have been the best seedling since it was already > budding. Is this true? Should I cut back on this flowering bud and > await new shoots? Is this plant still viable for producing food? > Another of the two is similarly budding, but not yet flowering. > Anything I should be doing with it? > Thanks, I'm new at brocolli plants.
Cut the heads while they are still tight and dark coloured, before the
flowers start to open. More will grow from lower down.
David
Posted by Billy on May 23, 2010, 7:44 pm
> DirtBag wrote: > > One of the my Brocolli plants is already flowering? > > > > I purchased it as a seedling. It was rather large and already > > starting to bud. Some later reading on the net led me to believe > > this plant might not have been the best seedling since it was already > > budding. Is this true? Should I cut back on this flowering bud and > > await new shoots? Is this plant still viable for producing food? > > > > Another of the two is similarly budding, but not yet flowering. > > Anything I should be doing with it? > > > > Thanks, I'm new at brocolli plants. > > Cut the heads while they are still tight and dark coloured, before the > flowers start to open. More will grow from lower down. > > David
. . . and mulch like crazy to keep the ground cool.
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> >> DirtBag wrote: >> > One of the my Brocolli plants is already flowering? >> > >> > I purchased it as a seedling. It was rather large and already >> > starting to bud. Some later reading on the net led me to believe >> > this plant might not have been the best seedling since it was
already
>> > budding. Is this true? Should I cut back on this flowering bud and >> > await new shoots? Is this plant still viable for producing food? >> > >> > Another of the two is similarly budding, but not yet flowering. >> > Anything I should be doing with it? >> > >> > Thanks, I'm new at brocolli plants. >> >> Cut the heads while they are still tight and dark coloured, before the >> flowers start to open. More will grow from lower down. >> >> David > > . . . and mulch like crazy to keep the ground cool.
...makes me think planting brocolli in raised beds might not be a good
idea? I thought early soil warming was one of the "benefits" of raised
beds. Any thoughts?
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> I purchased it as a seedling. It was rather large and already
> starting to bud. Some later reading on the net led me to believe
> this plant might not have been the best seedling since it was already
> budding. Is this true? Should I cut back on this flowering bud and
> await new shoots? Is this plant still viable for producing food?
> Another of the two is similarly budding, but not yet flowering.
> Anything I should be doing with it?
> Thanks, I'm new at brocolli plants.