Broccoli is a very nutritious vegetable and easy to grow. The Garden Guru Phil Dudman shares his tips for growing and keeping broccoli plants productive.phildudman.com
Broccoli is a very nutritious vegetable and easy to grow. The Garden Guru Phil Dudman shares his tips for growing and keeping broccoli plants productive.phildudman.com
Its not just you Tigeraction08 for the last 2 years 2010/2011 both my broccoli and some of my cauliflower have gone to seed.At first i thought it was because i had built a fruit type cage around my veg patch to keep off the white butterfly but i had some growing in another open bed that did the same and talking to a relatives friend his and allotment holders miles from my location had experienced the same problem?
i think i waited too long, cause my broccoli plants are flowering now and did i wait too long or will i be able to harvest them. also i had a rabbit problem where he would always eat the broccoli plants and its my first time growing it.
@Tigeraction08 I read somewhere that if you transplant too late, the broccoli will sprout prematurly, actully stress e.g. hot weather can cause that problem too.
what kind of broccoli are you growing in this video?
what is the name of the food that you are giving to the brocoli?
@Tigeraction08 It is the immature flowers or flower buds that you harvest before the yellow blooms burst open. It usually takes 2-3 months to get young broc plants to cropping stage. It’s unusual for them to develop buds any earlier, unless your soil is poor an undernourished or you have a variety such as ‘Chinese broccoli’ which will flower within 6 weeks from planting
I have a question. I recently planted Broc. starts. They are flowering already. Should they be Actually flowering before they put out the fruit? Edible floweretts? 1st timer w Broc.
Thank You!
Yes that’s right
We have 2 broccoli plants. Once the first head grows, do we cut it off? ( and then will it grow side shoots?) Then once we cut a side shoot off will it grow back with another one? thanks.
That’s OK, the all start small and compact then expand to a full sized broccoli head. Takes 7-10 days from initiation. All the best!
Question: My little broccoli starts have already started to have a tiny central bud already- instead of growing a nice big head when the plant is of a good size. what did I do wrong and will they possibly grow side shoots of a decent size?
Question: My little broccoli starts have already started to have a tiny central bud already- instead of growing a nice big head when the plant is of a good size. what did I do wrong and will they possibly grow side shoots of a decent size?
That’s some nice looking broccoli. I’ve got 80 seedlings doing well in my greenhouse. Can’t wait to get them in the ground. I love broccoli
@sweetlikecarmel Like most plants in the cabbage family, broccoli handles frost quite well. Does it regrow? Not sure what you mean, after frost damage? Quite possibly. My frosts aren’t hard enough for that to be a problem, and we always grow it as a winter crop. It is an annual, so once it has exhausted it’s flowering cycle, it’s had it and you will need to plant a new crop.
does broccoli regrow? does it last thru the winter frost like collards?
does broccoli regrow? does it last thru the winter frost like collards?
@renegadetrainer You’re right, you should always add a little potash when using blood and bone on broccoli. Sulphate of Potash is as easy source, also Muriate of Potash. Wood ash, compost and manures supply some potash as to pellatised chicken manures.
@thegardenguru1 Ok sounds good. What kind of fertilizer do you recommend? I have bone and blood meal but it seems like it might be too much nitrogen to add. Also, any other sources of the potash?
@renegadetrainer Add fertiliser at planting and a little more when they start to head up. I also like to liquid feed my crop every week/fortnight to really get them pumping
How often should you fertilize broccoli? I planted mine with Miracle Gro Organic Choice recently and I didn’t add fertilizer yet. Thanks!
@thegardenguru1 ok thanks for the reply. just seem thats all they’ve done never got and big flourettes just small. maybe mine are mal-nurished…
@phrygian360
You tend to get lots of smaller thinner shoots towards the end of the productive stage. Keep picking them because you can still use them. Trick is to get in early before they fully extend and turn into flowers
@thegardenguru1 i feed and water mine but all i have is tons of small shoots coming off. should i trim it down and see if it helps? mine keeps flowering too. =(
Good looking crop. Makes my mouth water. I’m going to fertilise mine.
Looks good to me, refreshin’ my memory a bit.