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Originally Posted by Barb_FL
I don't see why you couldn't do that. I would plan on getting the multiple cuttings at different times, maybe as early as the 15th and then around the frost time.
To delay even further, you could always wait awhile before transplanting into a pot and then let the plant get rootbound.
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Barb,
I think you are right letting a transplant get root bound can be used as a strategy. In late October I transplanted a number of Broccoli plants into a RB that had become available. I had transplants which as usual were about 6 weeks old but I also had more transplants which were close to 14 weeks old. They were all in 3 1/2 cups. The 14 week old plants were approximately the same size as the 6 week old plants. I didn't try to reduce the root binding when I transplanted any of them. I just dropped them in the hole. I thought the older plants might out perform the younger plants, but not so. They all performed much the same and now are starting to head.
Thanks for your feedback,
Larry