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Re: Broccoli going to flower

>I planted 6 broccoli transplants, l per square, on April 30.  They were
>about 3 inches tall.  I now have lovely plants of various heights (12-16
>inches tall) but they are nothing but yellow flowers.  It started to look
>like broccoli a few weeks ago but never formed a head.  What did I do
>wrong?
>
>BTW, I'm in Columbus, Ohio where the weather has been rather cold and
>quite rainy.

That's it: It was too cold, and your broccoli was vernalized -- that's the
expression for "blooming too early", in your case.

Some plants never bloom without vernalization, they need cold temperatures.
For heading cabbage and kolerabi or lettuce, this is not desirable for the
"product", but you need that to get seed. In your "broccoli case", yes,
you had to harvest them a few weeks ago, or you should have to plant them
later next time. Or did you try "sprouting broccoli"?



Andreas


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