Purple Sprouting Broccoli flowering already
 

I bought a few PSB plants from the Garden Centre as I had left it too late
to sow. About 1/3 of the plants are flowering now - presumably I might as
well throw those away?

Purple Sprouting Broccoli flowering already
 

"Eurofeeds" wrote ...
I bought a few PSB plants from the Garden Centre as I had left it too late
to sow. About 1/3 of the plants are flowering now - presumably I might as
well throw those away?
Cut the flowers off and they should sprout some more.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

Purple Sprouting Broccoli flowering already
 

But the summer one is green Calabrese) surely? They are labelled as Purple
Sprouting brocolli to flower April-May.

"AriesVal" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:06:48 +0100, Eurofeeds wrote:

I bought a few PSB plants from the Garden Centre as I had left it too
late
to sow. About 1/3 of the plants are flowering now - presumably I might as
well throw those away?

I only grow the type that flowers after Christmas but there is a Summer
one,
is that what you bought perhaps?
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Purple Sprouting Broccoli flowering already
 

Are you saying they will sprout again next spring?

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Eurofeeds" wrote ...
I bought a few PSB plants from the Garden Centre as I had left it too
late to sow. About 1/3 of the plants are flowering now - presumably I
might as well throw those away?
Cut the flowers off and they should sprout some more.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

Purple Sprouting Broccoli flowering already
 

"Eurofeeds" wrote
"Bob Hobden" wrote
"Eurofeeds" wrote ...
I bought a few PSB plants from the Garden Centre as I had left it too
late to sow. About 1/3 of the plants are flowering now - presumably I
might as well throw those away?
Cut the flowers off and they should sprout some more.

Are you saying they will sprout again next spring?

No they will sprout in a few weeks if you cut the flowers off. It's like
dead heading a rose, the plant wants to reproduce so produces a new flower
and it's the immature flowers we eat.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

Purple Sprouting Broccoli flowering already
 

OK thanks - in that case they're for the chop and I'll replace with Brussels
Sprouts



"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Eurofeeds" wrote
"Bob Hobden" wrote
"Eurofeeds" wrote ...
I bought a few PSB plants from the Garden Centre as I had left it too
late to sow. About 1/3 of the plants are flowering now - presumably I
might as well throw those away?
Cut the flowers off and they should sprout some more.

Are you saying they will sprout again next spring?

No they will sprout in a few weeks if you cut the flowers off. It's like
dead heading a rose, the plant wants to reproduce so produces a new flower
and it's the immature flowers we eat.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK