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  • Leggy Chinese Brocolli

    My chinese brocolli plants seem to have healthy foliage, they are about 6 inches tall, but they look a bit leggy. One or two two have flopped over and the others have L shaped stems as if leaning on their elbows!. Should I be earthing up and... is this usual for chinese brocolli?

    They are outside in raised beds with cabbage collars on.

    Any advice appreciated. Thank you!
    Last edited by cazp; 12-06-2013, 03:07 PM.

  • #2
    Have you got a photo?

    Really now isn't the best time to grow it as it tends to bolt easy really its a late summer/early autumn or early spring sowing.

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    • #3
      Hi, Here's a pic I took today...

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      • #4
        If it gets warm, they're just going to bolt. They're really best sown in late summer: they are a cool weather crop
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          Did you sow them direct?

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          • #6
            Hi
            Yes I sowed them direct. On the basis of all the advice given, am I better of picking them now and eating them as baby greens?

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            • #7
              I would leave them for a bit, keep an eye on them and hope they grow a bit more.

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              • #8
                They look fine.
                They are an eat-it-all veg so even if they bolt you should get a good enough harvest.
                Even with flowers they still taste nice.

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