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 much, so it’ll give me, (and I realize this is still in a dream stage), large single heads, which may grow back when the first head is harvested. I transplanted 5 and direct seeded two of the Windsors and both did well. It really likes fertilizer, so I’m doing my best to feed it every week and keep it away from rabbits. I have it on top of the table in the pool area, potted, so nothing can reach it but birds, and they are showing no interest (at the moment, anyway). This is not the way I had intended succession planting to take place, but it worked out that way. Ended up with 12 growing plants in what seems will be 3 stages of harvest…..so far…. This is such an easy plant to grow that I may plant a bunch more, if I find space. Love broccoli, love the plants, love the fruit, love watching it grow, just love it all.