Growing Broccoli - Vegetable Gardening

Broccoli is a very nutritious vegetable and easy to grow. The Garden Guru Phil Dudman shares his tips for growing and keeping broccoli plants productive. http://www.facebook.com/gardeningwithphil http://phildudman.com.au/

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[Tigeraction08]

I have a question. I recently planted Broc. starts. They are flowering already. Should they be Actually flowering before they put out the fruit? Edible floweretts? 1st timer w Broc.

Thank You!

[thegardenguru1]

@Tigeraction08 It is the immature flowers or flower buds that you harvest before the yellow blooms burst open. It usually takes 2-3 months to get young broc plants to cropping stage. It's unusual for them to develop buds any earlier, unless your soil is poor an undernourished or you have a variety such as 'Chinese broccoli' which will flower within 6 weeks from planting

[thegardenguru1]

Yes that's right

[thegardenguru1]

That's OK, the all start small and compact then expand to a full sized broccoli head. Takes 7-10 days from initiation. All the best!

[sweetlikecarmel]

does broccoli regrow? does it last thru the winter frost like collards?

[thegardenguru1]

@sweetlikecarmel Like most plants in the cabbage family, broccoli handles frost quite well. Does it regrow? Not sure what you mean, after frost damage? Quite possibly. My frosts aren't hard enough for that to be a problem, and we always grow it as a winter crop. It is an annual, so once it has exhausted it's flowering cycle, it's had it and you will need to plant a new crop.

[SurferShan]

How long should broccoli start to get heads? Mine are already pretty huge after a month and a half but there are no heads.

[evadb51]

Its not just you Tigeraction08 for the last 2 years 2010/2011 both my broccoli and some of my cauliflower have gone to seed.At first i thought it was because i had built a fruit type cage around my veg patch to keep off the white butterfly but i had some growing in another open bed that did the same and talking to a relatives friend his and allotment holders miles from my location had experienced the same problem?

[copperhead228]

i think i waited too long, cause my broccoli plants are flowering now and did i wait too long or will i be able to harvest them. also i had a rabbit problem where he would always eat the broccoli plants and its my first time growing it.

[ytoobpg]

what kind of broccoli are you growing in this video?

[2DAREPUBLICAMEXICANA]

what is the name of the food that you are giving to the brocoli?

[ourhappyfamily4]

We have 2 broccoli plants. Once the first head grows, do we cut it off? ( and then will it grow side shoots?) Then once we cut a side shoot off will it grow back with another one? thanks.