The broccoli is all over and I have abandoned the remaining stalks to Itty, who appears to be quite happy with her little corner and is staying out of mine…..for the time being anyway. Spinach is done and the 2 remaining plants bolted already, as if to say, let’s move on already….. I’m afraid I’m […]
Broccoli is forming heads now. At least the Calabrese is, and daily inspections remove at least one or more looper each time. The damage is minimal and so far no other control measures are needed. That’s the way I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh. The Calabrese came back strongly from it’s early attack. The Windsor is […]
Finally, the weather is favoring the broccoli plants in my winter garden. The Calabrese is almost 2′ tall and branching profusely. I only have 3 Calabrese left from the original planting, but when I lost the original plants I put more out of the Windsor variety. The Windsor needs cooler temperatures and doesn’t branch so […]
With a title like this you can be sure there is no tomato in this story! My fall garden is actually a success story about my carryovers from the summer. I have been and continue to be happy with nearly all of my peppers, cucumbers, green beans and okra (which i like growing more than […]
And I thought the mouse was bad. This is the damage one rabbit did overnight. It appears that only one of these plants has a chance to actually live through this distruction. The others have been eaten almost completely. I put the planter up on bricks, but it was too late. Wylie Wabbit outsmarted me. […]
These are the little darlings I planted a few weeks ago. They are loving the cooler temperatures and get sun up to about 2 in the afternoon. In about a week I’ll plant more. Succession planting is what I’m learning here, so I’ll have a continual harvest, not all at once. And 2 different varieties […]
This is my first attempt to grow broccoli and my inspiration and the cultivators were provided by Kathy who seeded, hardened and provided me with instructions for planting and care. I further read that broccoli are heavy feeders and that I should not plant them in ground that had within the previous 4 years hosted […]
Here are the broccoli babies I’ve been raising since middle of July. They are now in 4″ peat pots and setting outside on my porch where they get about 2-3 hours of sun per day. They’ve been outside for 2 days now, and will be taking on more and more sun until they can take it […]
In Tucson the season for growing Broccoli has just begun. Plant it between July 15th and October 1, according to the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Office. It has 4 main types: Large-headed varieties (Belstar is one I just ordered from Johnnyseeds.com), need plenty of space and crowding them reduces head size. Romanesco varieties need […]
Ok, I know there are more seeds in each packet than is needed for planting, but I wanted to actually use the whole packet of seeds for once. They age, you know and as they age, germination isn’t guaranteed by planting time next year.
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