[tjg911]

i agree broccoli tastes better in the fall after some frosts as it sweetens the shoots.

i found that if you cut the main head early, don't let it get real large because that creates a large stalk and invariably it will be hollow. when you cut it the hollow stalk fills with water when it rains and then starts to rot but the plant still produces good side shoots tho the rotting part stinks. so i try to cut high up under the head and a little early. i also cut at a 45 degree angle.

tom