Susan W
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broccoli

I finally got some broccoli to do. 6 bought starts all making.
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They look good, especially for this time of year in the south. I'm assuming your nights are still fairly cool and your daytime temps are not as hot as I am now getting. My broccoli plants are now long gone and after harvesting the main head, I got a ton of side shoots off them for several weeks afterwards. Not sure if that will happen for you with summer approaching. I find broccoli and other what I consider cool/cold weather plants do tend to taste better after some cold nights. I hope they stick around long enough for you to harvest some side shoots after you pick the main heads.

They do look good.

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Nice looking broccoli! Mine are about 1/2 that size but I'm a little behind your grow time. Another veggie I wish I could grow all season long :)

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LilDan came to get his broccoli. A few coolish days helping.
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GREAT PHOTO! That has to be the best part of growing your own vegetables. :D

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Agree! You did good, Susan :).

My broccoli must be a magnet for Benjamin Bunny. Usually, it is about half of each leaf that is eaten and I can get the plants to come back with a little fertilizer, hilling and water.

It sets the little plants back and then there is the problem of the sudden onset of hot weather ... <sigh> ... My broccoli usually has a tough time of it in the garden ...

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Wow Susan! What a nice head of broccoli :)

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Some of mine are starting to head up, but I don't think they are going to get as big....
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