It'll bolt in the heat.

Dan

I had good luck with broccoli this year - more than my meat-eating family wanted to eat! (I just couldn't eat that much myself).

However, with our -finally - warming weather, most of it has gone to flower. Still a few young ones that are weathering it OK, but our temps are still in the 60-70 range, so the bulk of the plants have bolted.

I left a few flowering ones, because I noticed the bees preferred them, and as I just planted beans, peppers, tomatoes, squash - was hoping they would visit those nearby, and help with pollinating.

I think I'd toss the plant otherwise, it is just taking up space, unless you want it as a pollinator, the crops it produces will be inferior I'm afraid.

Also - I have a few of last years peppers that wintered over, and the Poblano is producing some nice, small peppers - which we are enjoying, but I feel it is better to start new peppers, rather than depending on them perennially. They also take up space as perennials, and I prefer to plant something else in their small cubicle in my box.

Bejay