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Originally Posted by Barb_FL
Max - Larry and I have been growing the Castle Dome broccoli for the past few years. Reason - It is fast, good tight heads. Also found that the same plant will produce 2nd/3rd heads in the same season. You really want to get one that grows fast. Seeds are not expensive either.
That is where I am in my season. 2nd heads are starting to form.
The cold winter has been a boon to broccoli and lettuce growing.
I recently sowed seeds and have seedlings now. Larry starts his last batch around March/April. He is the Florida broccoli guru.----
For cauliflower, the last time I grew it, it was a purple variety.
ETA - For Johnny's - I would pick Green Magic - Fastest and good heat tolerance. I've grown it before.
Also, as long as you are paying shipping, Johnny's sells SunPeach (cherry tomato). It is excellent; leaves all other red/pink cherry tomatoes in the dust in every category. Another thing I ordered from Johnny's that I never saw elsewhere is: their Salanova lettuce. I bought the Home Garden Mix. Pricy, but only plant 1 seed. Typically, I'm only good with growing Parris Island and Little Gem.
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Originally Posted by maxjohnson
Thanks for recommendation. I will get both Green Magic and Castle Dome, Parkseed have them together.
Do you think I can still get anything if I start now and grow them in the shade?
I don't think I am going to grow any specific cherry for a while since I want to give crossing a try.
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I’m operating a bit different this fall through spring season. I start beds with Pike Snap beans. Pike is a very concentrated set, therefore, I can get it out of the bed in 1 pick, 2 at the most. Then I have my Broccoli plants ready to go in. My plan is to grow 2 crops of Broccoli, then as the weather warms up follow with Pike Snap beans again.
In one large bed I started this way with Snap Beans, and now I am on my 2nd crop of Broccoli. The second crop should be out of the bed by the 3rd week of February, leaving me enough time for 1 and just maybe 2 crops of snap beans.
I’m growing 3 types of Snow peas and 1 type of Snap Peas. The freezes nipped the Oregon Giant Snow peas that did so well for me last year. But the Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Peas and Oregon Sugar Pod II Snow Peas look ok. Also, my Super Sugar Pod Snap peas got a bit zapped with the freezes but are starting to look ok.
I grew 4 varieties of Rutabaga this season. All produced well, but I didn’t care much for the taste of any of it. Good compost material. I also grew Fennel and while the smell of the tops is very nice the taste of the bottoms is not for me.
Max,
I agree with Barb I think you have enough time to grow a Broccoli crop if you get your seeds in cups quickly.
Castle Dome is only 75 days to maturity from seed. Also, as Barb said once you cut the first head just keep watering and you may have enough time to get some second heads. It is called Cut and Come Again.
Good luck to all,
Larry