Broccoli Romanesco

19 years ago

Hi,

I tried growing broccoli Romanesco last summer and slugs ate all except one. I left this single specimen to its own devices and it survived last winter and it's now a year old and has produced a broccoli head. Last couple weeks it was round and lime green and I wasn't sure if it was ready to pick. But now there's a second set of 'sprouts' above the original head. IS it too late - are flowers/seeds about to appear? If I pick it, would it be tasty or best left for seeds?

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lovetogarden
19 years ago
After picking all my brussel sprouts last fall I didn't have time to remove the plants from the garden. This year I got more brussle sprouts but they put otu flower stalks faster than I could pick them. LOL! So I left oneplant and got a bag full of seeds. If that is the only variety you grew you can do the same and save money on buying more seeds. That is if you got the space. Sounds to me like the brocolli is getting ready to flower and set seed.
pandamania
Original Author
19 years ago
You're right lovetogarden, it is definitely going to seed. It would have been nice to taste the broccoli as I've never grown it before. Oh well, at least I'll have seeds for next year. Now that I know I can grow them, I definitely will and we'll have lots of space for them next time around as we're moving to the country.
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raisemybeds
19 years ago
You're moving to the country? Well I for one am jealous, and I'll admit it. Congratulations, pandamania, on getting a better gardening angle. That's what really matters in life.