Broccoli

Durgan · April 10, 2014

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NAWUQ 10 April 2014 Repotting Broccoli
Eight broccoli plants were purchased and moved to larger pots. This will enable the roots to enlarge and the plants will be strong and healthy when planted in the outdoor garden in about one month. Broccoli thrives in cooler weather.

Durgan · May 5, 2014

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ZACOK 5 May 2014 Planting Broccoli in Garden
Eight broccoli plants were placed in the outdoor garden. Broccoli is a cool weather crop and can withstand frost.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NAWUQ 10 April 2014 Repotting Broccoli
Eight broccoli plants were purchased and moved to larger pots. This will enable the roots to enlarge and the plants will be strong and healthy when planted in the outdoor garden in about one month. Broccoli thrives in cooler weather.

b54red · May 6, 2014

I just got my last cutting of broccoli side shoots today. I'm a little tired of it now because I have been eating it since December with staggered plantings starting in early fall. It has been in the low 90s for the last few days so I can stick a fork in it now cause it is done.

Durgan I hope you have really good luck with yours this season. For me now it is time to concentrate on tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and a little later even some okra. It will be a long time before I have fresh broccoli again and by then I'll be drooling for it like I am for tomatoes and peppers now.

Bill

crazyoldgooseman · February 21, 2015

I'm gonna try spring broccoli this year. It usually gets too hot here but this year I'm gonna try earlier. Gonna plant seed tomorrow and plant out in 3 or 4 weeks.

Tracydr · February 23, 2015

For those that have trouble with broccoli, again Alan may be easier. It tastes a lot like broccoli but you eat the leaves and small flower heads. I love the stuff!

jmsieglaff · February 23, 2015

I googled Alan but didn't find anything. What is Alan?

Dutch · February 23, 2015

Sounds like it might be like the RAAB - Di Rapa broccoli I grow. It's a non-heading variety that grows in clumps on shoots and you can harvest it all season long. I also Calabrese Green Sprouting which is a heading type.
Dutch

Starlight · February 23, 2015

I was just getting ready to ask what is Alan too?

jmsieglaff · February 23, 2015

Thanks Dutch. I've grown the raab in the past, I like the sprouting brokali types best. In hindsight I probably didn't plant the raab dense enough.

Dutch · February 23, 2015

The following info may help folks search;

"Rapini (commonly marketed in the United States as broccoli raab or broccoli rabe) is a green cruciferous vegetable. The edible parts are the leaves, buds, and stems. The buds somewhat resemble broccoli, but do not form a large heads."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapini

jmsieglaff · February 23, 2015

https://www.jungseed.com/dp.asp?pID=...Hybrid+Brokali

This is the stuff I've grown for about 4 or 5 years now. It starts producing at the very end of May into early July depending on how hot it gets. I sow them Early March and plant out mid to late April depending on the year.

Dutch · February 23, 2015

I checked it out Justin. Good information on, Apollo Hybrid Brokali, which is a cross between Calabrese heading, which I like and already grow and Chinese Kale.
Thanks again!

Dutch

April 10, 2014	#1
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	Broccoli http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NAWUQ 10 April 2014 Repotting Broccoli Eight broccoli plants were purchased and moved to larger pots. This will enable the roots to enlarge and the plants will be strong and healthy when planted in the outdoor garden in about one month. Broccoli thrives in cooler weather.

February 21, 2015	#4
crazyoldgooseman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southern Maryland 7a Posts: 200	I'm gonna try spring broccoli this year. It usually gets too hot here but this year I'm gonna try earlier. Gonna plant seed tomorrow and plant out in 3 or 4 weeks. __________________ Anybody see where I sat my beer? -crazyoldgooseman

February 23, 2015	#7
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Sounds like it might be like the RAAB - Di Rapa broccoli I grow. It's a non-heading variety that grows in clumps on shoots and you can harvest it all season long. I also Calabrese Green Sprouting which is a heading type. Dutch __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries.

February 23, 2015	#10
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	The following info may help folks search; "Rapini (commonly marketed in the United States as broccoli raab or broccoli rabe) is a green cruciferous vegetable. The edible parts are the leaves, buds, and stems. The buds somewhat resemble broccoli, but do not form a large heads." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapini __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries.

February 23, 2015	#12
Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	I checked it out Justin. Good information on, Apollo Hybrid Brokali, which is a cross between Calabrese heading, which I like and already grow and Chinese Kale. Thanks again! Dutch __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries.

May 5, 2014	#2
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ZACOK 5 May 2014 Planting Broccoli in Garden Eight broccoli plants were placed in the outdoor garden. Broccoli is a cool weather crop and can withstand frost. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NAWUQ 10 April 2014 Repotting Broccoli Eight broccoli plants were purchased and moved to larger pots. This will enable the roots to enlarge and the plants will be strong and healthy when planted in the outdoor garden in about one month. Broccoli thrives in cooler weather.

May 6, 2014	#3
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I just got my last cutting of broccoli side shoots today. I'm a little tired of it now because I have been eating it since December with staggered plantings starting in early fall. It has been in the low 90s for the last few days so I can stick a fork in it now cause it is done. Durgan I hope you have really good luck with yours this season. For me now it is time to concentrate on tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and a little later even some okra. It will be a long time before I have fresh broccoli again and by then I'll be drooling for it like I am for tomatoes and peppers now. Bill

February 23, 2015	#5
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	For those that have trouble with broccoli, again Alan may be easier. It tastes a lot like broccoli but you eat the leaves and small flower heads. I love the stuff!

February 23, 2015	#6
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	I googled Alan but didn't find anything. What is Alan?

February 23, 2015	#8
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	I was just getting ready to ask what is Alan too?