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Old June 18, 2017   #2860
BigVanVader
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Originally Posted by Zone9b View Post
That is a significant point that Barb makes about a 2nd/3rd head. I have only experienced this with Castle Dome variety but it probably works for some other varieties as well.
My experience with say Packman is after the main head is cut then the plant would produce small side shoots. However, when I cut Castle Dome, even when I cut it fairly close to the soil, it produces new heads. Sometimes one of these heads will be close to as large as the original head.
However, this normally doesn't apply to me because as soon as possible I pull all plants to immediately make room for a new set of broccoli transplants.
Larry
Interesting, thank you both for the great info. I will try this for winter growing here and let y'all know my results. This method is what I would call Bio-intensive, which is what I have to do to get the production I need to make it worthwhile. Constantly replacing plants, tight spacing, etc.
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