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Kay Easton writes:
| In article , Clarissa
| writes
| Sigh.
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| How very disappointing. The plants are strong and leafy and green; just no
| damn edible bit.
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| The green bits are edible! Leave them for the time being, and if come
| spring they're not doing anything, use the green bits as cabbage.

Also remember that traditional broccoli doesn't produce shoots until
spring, anyway. It is particularly valued because it produces at a
time there is precious little else in the garden - depending on area
and year, from January to May.

But don't despair about cauliflower, either. It won't head, but
there is no reason not to use any flower shoots as broccoli. And,
as Kay says, young leaves as kale/cabbage - they are more nutritious
than the heads, too :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.