"George.com" wrote in message
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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"George.com" writes:
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| Some of the 'broccoli' plants have produced no florets at all. There
is
a
| central stem and large cabbage type leaves all the way up the stem. I
now
| wonder whether in with the broccoli seed I got some type of cabbage
seed as
| well?
|
| It is not cabbage as I know it, the tightly headed variety. I
understand the
| origin of cabbage was an open leaf variety dubbed Romano in various
places.
|
| Can anyone give me some direction here on what I may have? Google
search has
| not shown me anything. Many thanks.

Look up "kale", "collard greens" and so on. There are lots of such
non-heading varieties of cabbage, and it is correct that the original
ones were like that.

| ps I have given a couple of the 'cabbages' to the neighbours to try
so
I
| will find out in due time whether they are edible or not.

Nothing like using your neighbours for dangerous experiments :-)

Yes, they are edible.

thanks Nick. I investigated Kale but couldn't find a decent explaination.
I'll have a squiz @ collards. The neighbours will be pleased they are
edible. The rest are coming out to make space for some sweet potatos as
soon
as I can find homes for them.

rob

yes, very likely a collard green (tree cabbage) or a borecole. At least the
neighbours won't be chowing down on a non heading broccoli.

rob