Sierraman said:nr said:Sierraman said:Mind if I add my own garden question. How 'bout broccoli.? The stuff is bloomed by the time its ready to be picked, however, the head of good broccoli is horribly meager, what in the world am I supposed to do to get any good broccoli? I got tons of seeds from them, with all the pods it grew, but no broccoli worth trying to have growing again.
It is a cool weather crop. Sounds like it was planted too late and bolted to seed in the heat. Between that problem and the cabbage worms, I'vegiven up trying to grow it.
Last year my experimental crop, amongst many, was broccoli raab. But it was so bitter it almost tasted medicinal. Maybe only true Italians can stand eating it.
This year there was so much cilantro seed left over from last year's crop that I just broadcast it through the zinnia and marigold bed. Every last bloomin' seed must have sprouted. We have enough cilantro to eat salsa every meal and for bedtime snack.
Is that what those little black, and grey worms were with I think red heads.? Cabbage worms? I hated those things, and hey were impossible to kill.
Sierraman said:Mind if I add my own garden question. How 'bout broccoli.? The stuff is bloomed by the time its ready to be picked, however, the head of good broccoli is horribly meager, what in the world am I supposed to do to get any good broccoli? I got tons of seeds from them, with all the pods it grew, but no broccoli worth trying to have growing again.
Alabama said:Sierraman said:Mind if I add my own garden question. How 'bout broccoli.? The stuff is bloomed by the time its ready to be picked, however, the head of good broccoli is horribly meager, what in the world am I supposed to do to get any good broccoli? I got tons of seeds from them, with all the pods it grew, but no broccoli worth trying to have growing again.
when the broccli puts on a head and the first little yellow flower showes up on the head it is ready. Get the head berore it heads.
If you just cut the head out of it the plant will put on several smaller heads later so don't pull the plant up.
Douse it in ice water to get any of the little green wormes off of it that are hard to see.
Sierraman said:nr said:Sierraman said:Mind if I add my own garden question. How 'bout broccoli.? The stuff is bloomed by the time its ready to be picked, however, the head of good broccoli is horribly meager, what in the world am I supposed to do to get any good broccoli? I got tons of seeds from them, with all the pods it grew, but no broccoli worth trying to have growing again.
It is a cool weather crop. Sounds like it was planted too late and bolted to seed in the heat. Between that problem and the cabbage worms, I'vegiven up trying to grow it.
Last year my experimental crop, amongst many, was broccoli raab. But it was so bitter it almost tasted medicinal. Maybe only true Italians can stand eating it.
This year there was so much cilantro seed left over from last year's crop that I just broadcast it through the zinnia and marigold bed. Every last bloomin' seed must have sprouted. We have enough cilantro to eat salsa every meal and for bedtime snack.
Is that what those little black, and grey worms were with I think red heads.? Cabbage worms? I hated those things, and hey were impossible to kill.
TXTibbs said:Arn't these the ones that look like flying saucers, or am i thinking of the wrong squash??????????????
nenmrancher said:We call them patty pans as well FH, and add some velveta cheese to your receipe and its really good as well, and thanks to everyone for their responses to my question. :lol: