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Originally Posted by tjg911
how many plants of this variety did you grow? i've found that some plants have tiny side shoots while other plants of the same variety grown next to each other that i started from the same pack of seeds have large side shoots. if this variety produces this size consistently on dozens of plants (i know you grow large numbers of plants) then maybe it's worth switching.
tom
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I grew 15 Emerald Giants and these shoots were from about 10 or 11 of them. I skipped a few because they were dead from the freezing temperatures last week. I would guess that maybe 90% of the side shoots were larger than 1" and maybe 50% were larger than 2". I was impressed and pleased, and enjoyed some cream of broccoli & cheddar soup tonight, and blanched & froze the rest. Since I grew a total of 45 plants this year I am swimming in broccoli! Good thing I bought a second large chest freezer!
TomNJ/VA