The PSB appreciation society

[Cutecumber]

Would anyone like to join my new society?

It's the Purple Sprouting Broccoli Appreciation Society.

If you love PSB, join me in celebrating this glorious vegetable!

(and let's keep it a secret, chaps!)

[momol]

CC, mine haven't produce any purple broccoli not sure if I will like it (for now)...

Momol

[Cutecumber]

Oh no, that's sad...

you can have some of mine

[momol]

It won't be green to send over to me but how about virtual ?.

Thanks...
Momol

[Cutecumber]

Have a couple of sprigs on me then - it goes with anything

[Snadger]

I think that anyone who hasn't tasted PSB will not appreciate why it should have an appreciation society of it's own.

I have, and I am a fully paid up member!

It is one of those veggies that when sold in the shops is always expensive,limp and tasteless!

Thats why the people who will appreciate it the most are the ones who 'Grow Yoiur Own'

[Cutecumber]

Ah yes, so true!

(sits back, smugly)

[shirlthegirl43]

We love brocolli and PSB is great, however, I find the one I grew this year a bit too 'strong' for me - not a fan of very dark green veggies. Can anyone recommend a lighter coloured variety? Would white sprouting have lighter green leaves? I can't eat Savoy cabbage for the same reason.

[Cutecumber]

Hmmm, tricky. Not sure there's a lot of difference between the colours.

What variety PSB did you grow?

Have you had any frosts this year, this can change the taste.

[shirlthegirl43]

I don't know which one it was, have to confess I bought the plants from the farmers market as I had forgotten to plant in time. I have Rudolph just starting to produce now but we haven't tried them. I also grew some calabrese which now has green sprouts - they are not quite as strong so I have to try to nab those for myself!

[veg4681]

I do love PSB but having checked my seed packets, I was horrified to learn that they take a century to harvest . Don't you have to grow them this year to eat next year ? I'm able to afford them when they're reduced-to-clear from my Sainsbury and their 'taste the difference' range PSB is even better, like asparagus.

Gutted by how long they'd take to crop, I looked at variation of the PSB (if you can call that!) and came up with these that shouldn't take anywhere as long as the conventional PSB to crop. If these are included, then I'm in the society.

Rapini (Broccoli Raab) - Real Seeds
Broccoli Annual Summer Sprouting - Alan Romans
Calabrese Sprouting Greens - More Veg
Broccoli Nabana - Marshall
Chinese Broccoli (Kailaan)

[rustylady]

Love the stuff. Missed out this year due to lack of time, horrid weather and caterpillars. However I've been looking around and have found that Suttons sell seeds of summer producing PSB. Bought a packet and will be starting them off shortly. Says to sow Jan-March and harvest June-September, so the crop won't be taking up space for as long as the traditional winter/spring producing varieties.

[momol]

When I first ordered PSB I was attract to the word "EARLY PSB"...oh well it means early in the spring after over wintering which means...it need around 9 months to grow...really like carrying human baby...
Looking forward to tasting mine, as they were planted around mid summer last year.

Momol

[momol]

Oh how rude could I be, thank you for the virtual PSB CC...

Momol

[Flummery]

I love the stuff. The huge fluffy calabrese clumps you buy in the shops bear no comparison. (Don't know why they persist in calling this broccoli?) I only have a small garden space for veg but always find room for a row of PSB plants. We don't need many with just 2 of us. Can I join too?