tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post4856266524978321723..comments2023-12-02T00:00:29.297+11:00Comments on totally inept balcony gardener: The Tough Garden Choices With BroccoliPJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-60005103234605628002009-06-10T23:27:52.285+10:002009-06-10T23:27:52.285+10:00and in any case, I'll leave one in until at le...and in any case, I'll leave one in until at least Grand Final day, thanks to Jamie's advice!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-81028443086936432362009-06-10T23:27:08.996+10:002009-06-10T23:27:08.996+10:00Oh and Bangchick, glad to hear your broccoli taste...Oh and Bangchick, glad to hear your broccoli tasted so good. So did my green one.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-41304567333076089492009-06-10T23:26:15.672+10:002009-06-10T23:26:15.672+10:00Lisa - I did that with a psych degree!!! Now i stu...Lisa - I did that with a psych degree!!! Now i study Nazis, any connection?<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your comments. The fear that it takes a year came from reading blogs about those who grow it. Apparently it is different from normal broccoli. Oh well. It is staying in, for the moment, at least until I return from my trip to Adelaide (and if totally new balcony sitter keeps it alive)<br /><br />If it still annoys me then I'm taking your advice Suburban Gardener and putting in the lettuce. You can never have too much lettuce, and at present it has lettuce as a companion plant.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-8650525267604674962009-06-10T20:58:22.942+10:002009-06-10T20:58:22.942+10:00I just germinate broccoli... I never imagine its g...I just germinate broccoli... I never imagine its going to be that long before harvest!!... it must be worth the wait...<br /><br />~ bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-4002574814138033472009-06-10T19:09:16.668+10:002009-06-10T19:09:16.668+10:00You mustn't pull it, after all this! It's...You mustn't pull it, after all this! It's like my commerce degree - I refused to waste the misery of the first year and a half by dropping out, so I insisted on finishing it.<br /><br />Everything is taking ages to grow in Melbourne this year, apparently...it's cold!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528772484800656205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-34578346679696917122009-06-10T17:42:00.095+10:002009-06-10T17:42:00.095+10:00That 'one year' things sounds too long to ...That 'one year' things sounds too long to me, if it's anything like normal broccoli. My seed packet for ordinary broccoli says it takes around 18 weeks from seed sowing to harvest, and that was about right. And my slowest crop of all last year, the yummy parsnips, took 20 weeks. And lots of slow growers like caulis and cabbages only take 18-20 weeks.<br />So a whole year sounds all-wrong to me. I say soldier on, Prue! I think you could be savouring home-grown broccoli well before grand final day, given that your plants already look nicely advanced.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-74833696941727024672009-06-10T15:01:00.388+10:002009-06-10T15:01:00.388+10:00Hi Prue, Our broccoli did not produce as much foo...Hi Prue, Our broccoli did not produce as much food as we expected. We have enough space to spread out the containers, but with a balcony garden you may want to move on. Change it to lettuce. Tally ho.SuburbanGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331266937322487617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261501257954582541.post-2628786988243311432009-06-10T12:07:33.062+10:002009-06-10T12:07:33.062+10:00I don't know a whole lot about purple sproutin...I don't know a whole lot about purple sprouting broccoli but I am trying it this fall. I would think it should produce sprouts once your day light starts increasing again.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.com