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Re: post harvest maintenance

Dera Sheryl,

I would cut the broccoli off at ground level and scratch the surface of
the soil in preperation for another crop. The roots of the broccoli will
break down just fine and contribute to the soil of the bed. You might
want tocut as much of the thick stalk out as you can because this
sometimes interfers with succession plantings of some things.

Happy gardening and hope this helps,

Dave

On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, S&RWilliams wrote:

> I have pulled my broccoli because my husband got the willies from a
> cooked cabbage looper in the broccoli.  Now the square has lots of roots
> from the broccoli. Should I pull this all out to prepare the soil for
> something else?  I'm worried about disturbing roots from other squares
> adjacent to the broccoli square.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
> ... Sheryl
>
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