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From: mmr@ritcv.UUCP (Margaret Reek)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Strange Broccoli Behavior
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Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 13:05:14 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 23 13:05:14 1985
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> The broccoli we planted this year has grown alot of side branches.
> They come out of the main stem wherever a leaf had previously
> grown (the leaf is still there).  In other words they are like
> 'suckers' on tomato plants.  Are these really suckers?  Should
> I get rid of them?  Will they produce heads?  Some of them have
> become quite large now. They look like this:
> 
	Leave them.  Most brocolli varieties produce side shoots.  Eventually
these will have edible shoots.  The size of the side shoots depends on the
variety and a number of other factors.  I find that most of the brocolli I
freeze is from the side shoots, that will keep going until a heavy frost.

			Margaret Reek
			RIT
			rochester!ritcv!mmr