First Fall Broccoli

GoDawgs · November 13, 2019

Woo hoo! I cut the first head of broccoli today. A nice 7" wide Packman. That variety does really good here with lots of side shoots later.

There will be another ready next week. I started six plants on Aug 11 and six more on Aug 31, transplanting out on 9/18 and 10/11. This one was 56 days from transplant.

After having a broccoli avalanche one year when I started them all at once, I played with staggered plants and like this planting interval.

As a side note, Blue Wind does about as good as Packman. A few years ago I ran a trial growing both side by side. They both made nice big heads and in the Great Side Shoot Race, it was about a tie. That was good info for me because Packman is getting harder to find. If it ever goes away, I'll switch right over to Blue Wind.

I wish I could find a good OP broccoli but have failed to find one that does well so I'll stick with my favorite Packman.

November 13, 2019	#1
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	First Fall Broccoli Woo hoo! I cut the first head of broccoli today. A nice 7" wide Packman. That variety does really good here with lots of side shoots later. There will be another ready next week. I started six plants on Aug 11 and six more on Aug 31, transplanting out on 9/18 and 10/11. This one was 56 days from transplant. After having a broccoli avalanche one year when I started them all at once, I played with staggered plants and like this planting interval. As a side note, Blue Wind does about as good as Packman. A few years ago I ran a trial growing both side by side. They both made nice big heads and in the Great Side Shoot Race, it was about a tie. That was good info for me because Packman is getting harder to find. If it ever goes away, I'll switch right over to Blue Wind. I wish I could find a good OP broccoli but have failed to find one that does well so I'll stick with my favorite Packman.