CHOMP! (How's your garden?)

[Farmwithjunk]

Momma never had to force me to eat broccoli. I LOVE the stuff any way it's fixed. I started growing it years ago. Thought myself to be the self-proclaimed broccoli King.

We had an unusually warm March. This years crop got a quick start. Then 2 weeks of hard freeze in mid April knocked it back. I THOUGH it was going to be a wash. Boy was I ever wrong! Best crop ever!

I've got 48 plants altogether. Just walked in with the first 7 heads. The rest will be done in the next few days. I believe we'll have a freezer full this year!

 

[Bird]

Momma never had to force me to eat broccoli. I LOVE the stuff any way it's fixed.

Me, too. And yours does look good.

 

[Shimon]

Mmmm...broccoli. Can't wait but our broccoli are still seedlings. Should have started earlier but last year when we started earlier all the seedlings rotted in the beds from all the spring rains.

 

[randy41]

nice looking broccoli...what variety is that?

 

[mjarrels]

I'll cut the cheese!

mark

 

[BTDT]

Boy that looks nice. It's so warm here, my plants keep going to flower. I've gotten a few heads but none that size. Mine are about 2 or 3 inches across.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Boy that looks nice. It's so warm here, my plants keep going to flower. I've gotten a few heads but none that size. Mine are about 2 or 3 inches across.

That's what's happening to my second planting. They're about 2" to 3" and done. Probably cut 'em all down tomorrow. It's a hot one here today. We've been watering tomatoes for the last hour. Everything is showing signs of stress. Even the trees are dry. WAY too early for this part of the country. We usually have a hard time getting 3 or 4 dry days in a row. It's rained 2 times in the entire month of May.

 

[Jaybr]

I'll cut the cheese!

mark

I get the same problem eating brocolli

 

[MossRoad]

How's my garden?

My neighbor gave us a drip irrigation system a few years ago. My daughter and I decided to install it last week. It has rained every day since we installed it!

We only have tomatos and peppers in so far. Will plant some peas, beans, watermelon and pumpkins soon.

 

[archerynut]

Great looking broccoli. Didn't get to plant a garden this year due to moving to a new house. New house has more land but also many more animals that will get into the garden. Just seeing that broccoli makes me jealous of the garden.

 

[Nasty135]

How's my garden?

My neighbor gave us a drip irrigation system a few years ago. My daughter and I decided to install it last week. It has rained every day since we installed it!

We only have tomatos and peppers in so far. Will plant some peas, beans, watermelon and pumpkins soon.

Maybe thats what I should do!! Can't even buy a rain drop around here lately..


Farm, You are far to modest, with broccoli that good you should have used a 50 to snap the picture with

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Maybe thats what I should do!! Can't even buy a rain drop around here lately..


Farm, You are far to modest, with broccoli that good you should have used a 50 to snap the picture with

Uh.... I'm married..... haven't seen $50 in 39 years.

 

[schmism]

what do you harvest those with, a bow saw!

 

[Farmwithjunk]

nice looking broccoli...what variety is that?

Sorry it took so long for the reply but I had to find the seed packets to find the variety I grew.

"Premium Crop".

I've used the same seed to start plants indoors for 3 seasons in a row with better luck each year. I still have enough for maybe a couple more years.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

what do you harvest those with, a bow saw!

Corn knife.

 

[jinman]

"Premium Crop".

I've used the same seed to start plants indoors for 3 seasons in a row with better luck each year. I still have enough for maybe a couple more years.

I love broccoli and would love to grow it, but it is on the "not recommended" list for N. TX. That includes lettuce and cabbage; although, I've seen both grown successfully on occasion. This year would have been the perfect year to try it. Yours looks terrific FWJ. It's a shame that the weather won't support you on the rest of your crop. Maybe you will have better luck on a long-term crop next year. If I ever get my winter hothouse built, I should be able to grow broccoli, lettuce, and cabbage. I'll remember that "premium crop" as a good producer.

 

[randy41]

Sorry it took so long for the reply but I had to find the seed packets to find the variety I grew.

"Premium Crop".

I've used the same seed to start plants indoors for 3 seasons in a row with better luck each year. I still have enough for maybe a couple more years.

i grow that variety also. and I also have seed I'm using from 3 years ago that germinated in the greenhouse almost 100%. its a great variety.