Comments on: Broccoli flowers (flashback!) http://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Flowershttp://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-118489 Flowers Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:58:19 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-118489 Wow, amazing blog format! How lengthy have you been running a blog for? you made blogging glance easy. The entire look of your website is fantastic, as well as the content! Wow, amazing blog format! How lengthy have you been running a blog for? you made blogging glance easy. The entire look of your website is fantastic, as well as the content!

]]> By: Flower Advisorhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95477 Flower Advisor Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:08:23 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95477 Very beautiful, thx for posting this. Very beautiful, thx for posting this.

]]> By: Catherinehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95180 Catherine Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:30:37 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95180 and another thing..... (sorry)I read above about using the seeds for next generation crop???How do you "capture" the seeds to store for next year? or am I just being silly thinking you can do that?Thanks. and another thing….. (sorry)

I read above about using the seeds for next generation crop???

How do you “capture” the seeds to store for next year? or am I just being silly thinking you can do that?

Thanks.

]]> By: Catherinehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95179 Catherine Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:26:19 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95179 Hi all,When we planted our vege patch we overestimated the amount of broccoli to go in, so I have been having fresh broccoli from my garden everynight for the last few weeks (in South West Sydney, Aus). However with all the rain this week I haven;t gone to the patch for fresh veges. Today I went out and heaps of my brocolli side stems are in bloom/starting to bloom.Thanks for your info here re being able to eat them - they will be the main vegetable in my chicken and broccoli flower green curry for dinner tonight.just quickly though - can you eat the leaves of the broccoli plant as well? or are they best for my wormfarm/compost? Hi all,

When we planted our vege patch we overestimated the amount of broccoli to go in, so I have been having fresh broccoli from my garden everynight for the last few weeks (in South West Sydney, Aus). However with all the rain this week I haven;t gone to the patch for fresh veges. Today I went out and heaps of my brocolli side stems are in bloom/starting to bloom.

Thanks for your info here re being able to eat them – they will be the main vegetable in my chicken and broccoli flower green curry for dinner tonight.

just quickly though – can you eat the leaves of the broccoli plant as well? or are they best for my wormfarm/compost?

]]> By: dave ciechanowskihttp://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95043 dave ciechanowski Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:45:10 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-95043 how or were you tie up broccoli how or were you tie up broccoli

]]> By: crumbhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-72698 crumb Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:46:43 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-72698 I love broccoli flowers! When mine goes to seed (it's Early Dividend too) I love to cut a few shoots and put them in some water on my dining room table. The shoot is hardy and lasts a long time while all the flowers come out and I find it so nice to look at even if it isn't a "real" flower! I love broccoli flowers! When mine goes to seed (it’s Early Dividend too) I love to cut a few shoots and put them in some water on my dining room table. The shoot is hardy and lasts a long time while all the flowers come out and I find it so nice to look at even if it isn’t a “real” flower!

]]> By: chrisryhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-61177 chrisry Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:18:03 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-61177 What happens to the flowers on the broccoli? does it turn to seed? What happens to the flowers on the broccoli? does it turn to seed?

]]> By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-61019 Mike (tfb) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:36:08 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-61019 <strong>Jon:</strong> The little beads/buds that make up the broccoli head are what turn into the flowers, so at that point, it's over for regular broccoli. See the comments above for what to do with broccoli flowers. Some varieties put out good side shoots, mini-heads that you harvest, so you can cut off the main head and wait and see what happens.<p><strong>John:</strong> I don't tie up broccoli or cauliflower. I've heard of tying up cauliflower to blanche it, keep the heads white by keeping them out of the sunlight, but I think a lot of the varieties now are self-blanching, the leaves stay wrapped close around the head. And you wouldn't need to do that for broccoli.</p> Jon: The little beads/buds that make up the broccoli head are what turn into the flowers, so at that point, it’s over for regular broccoli. See the comments above for what to do with broccoli flowers. Some varieties put out good side shoots, mini-heads that you harvest, so you can cut off the main head and wait and see what happens.

John: I don’t tie up broccoli or cauliflower. I’ve heard of tying up cauliflower to blanche it, keep the heads white by keeping them out of the sunlight, but I think a lot of the varieties now are self-blanching, the leaves stay wrapped close around the head. And you wouldn’t need to do that for broccoli.

]]> By: John Rowicki jr.http://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-60827 John Rowicki jr. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:14:59 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-60827 WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF BROCCOLI LEAVES GET TIED UP LIKE CAULIFLOWER WHENHEADS START TO FORM WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF BROCCOLI LEAVES GET TIED UP LIKE CAULIFLOWER WHEN

HEADS START TO FORM

]]> By: John Rowicki jr.http://tinyfarmblog.com/broccoli-flowers/#comment-60826 John Rowicki jr. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:10:44 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/07/broccoli-flowers/#comment-60826 WHEN RAISING BROCCOLI, ARE THE LEAVES TIED UP LIKE CAULIFLOWER/? WHEN RAISING BROCCOLI, ARE THE LEAVES TIED UP LIKE CAULIFLOWER/?

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