I have been growing both Gypsy and Arcadia since the fall. I have been very disappointed in Arcadia which did poorly in both winter and spring. Right now the weather is wrecking havoc on my latest plantings as it has turned unusually hot for the past few weeks and both varieties have headed way too early on plants that are just babies. From the ten day forecast it doesn't look like the weather is going to cool down so spring broccoli looks like it will be a bust this year.
Thanks for all the replies. I will see if I can find any Emerald Crown for next year and give it a try. I'm still hoping someone will bring back Coronado Crown. To me it was the perfect broccoli. It had very tight beading, very large heads, tremendous side shoot production, and it held well in the field.
Bill
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