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purple sprouting broccoli
This is one of my favourite veggies and for some reason difficult to find
in the shops. We planted some last year in the garden but gradual attrition at various stages has left us with one plant! This is now producing sprouts, although the plant is still quite small (less than a foot high). I'm wondering at what stage I should harvest the sprouts, and how do I go about it? Cut them off individually? Leave the central one to continue to grow and harvest only the side shoots? Advice appreciated. Anita |
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purple sprouting broccoli
On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:25:31 +0000, "A.Malhotra"
wrote: This is one of my favourite veggies and for some reason difficult to find in the shops. We planted some last year in the garden but gradual attrition at various stages has left us with one plant! This is now producing sprouts, although the plant is still quite small (less than a foot high). I'm wondering at what stage I should harvest the sprouts, and how do I go about it? Cut them off individually? Leave the central one to continue to grow and harvest only the side shoots? Advice appreciated. Anita Cut then off as they become usable size and do not let any heads go to seed or it will not produce more shoots. You have one mor plant than I do! I never got round to sowing any last year. Enjoy Cheers Pam Bristol |
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purple sprouting broccoli
Subject: purple sprouting broccoli
From: "A.Malhotra" Date: 14/03/2003 11:25 GMT Standard Time Message-id: This is one of my favourite veggies and for some reason difficult to find in the shops. We planted some last year in the garden but gradual attrition at various stages has left us with one plant! This is now producing sprouts, although the plant is still quite small (less than a foot high). I'm wondering at what stage I should harvest the sprouts, and how do I go about it? Cut them off individually? Leave the central one to continue to grow and harvest only the side shoots? Advice appreciated. Anita I always take the centre sprout out first, this encourages the side shoots to grow. I usually plant half a packet of white and half a packet of purple in a nursery bed, grow them on to about 5-6 inches tall, then transplant about ten of each to their growing positions,(they like soil well limed)...which of course leaves me with LOTS of seedlings to give away to friends! This year my white sprouting broccoli ( about 4-5 feet high) is already producing good shoots, whilst the purple are only just starting to get their centre sprouts. Certainly one of my favourite veg...we often just have a large plate of them, boiled or steamed (best method) served with knobs of butter and plenty of milled black pepper.....fabulous! Dave Dave Hunt...Shropshire ----share what you know...learn what you don't---- |
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purple sprouting broccoli
In article , A.Malhotra
writes This is one of my favourite veggies and for some reason difficult to find in the shops. We planted some last year in the garden but gradual attrition at various stages has left us with one plant! This is now producing sprouts, although the plant is still quite small (less than a foot high). I'm wondering at what stage I should harvest the sprouts, and how do I go about it? Cut them off individually? Leave the central one to continue to grow and harvest only the side shoots? Advice appreciated. break them off individually. Remove the top one first, and that will stimulate more side ones to develop. If you leave them too long the flowers will strt to open - still edible and good, but the stems start getting tough. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/ |
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