Friday, June 26, 2009

Broccoli Firsts

BROCCOLI

There's a first for everything, right?! Well, here's the first harvest of the first planting of broccoli for us. (Never tried growing it before.)

We transplanted four plants from a nursery on April 24th and now two months later we're enjoying the fruits of our labors. The other two plants are a little further behind these two. That will be nice because a person can only eat so much broccoli at a time.

I wasn't sure how to grow broccoli so I checked out usagardener.com. Under their "How to Grow Broccoli" section I found everything I needed to know from planting to harvesting. I've enjoyed having this resource for growing other fruits and vegetables as well.

I love this time of year!

2 comments:

  1. Altho it's getting too hot for good broccoli production, you should still be able to get small side shoot heads. Don't forget to use the stems - peeled and shredded they make a great addition to coleslaw. Bellen

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  2. Thanks Bellen! Good information!

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