Comments on: Tricks To Growing Great Tasting Broccoli https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/ Vegetable Gardening | Homegrown Tomatoes | Backyard Chickens Wed, 24 May 2023 18:58:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Ellen https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-5017 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:50:52 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-5017 I love growing broccoli and a lot of other veggies in the same family, throughout the winter. I do mostly grow under row covers here in zone 9. The broccoli takes the frost really well but then again it doesn’t go down past 25 degrees here. During this cooler time of year the broccoli tastes so much better than what you buy in the supermarkets. Your post has some very good info and it helped confirm that what I have been doing is correct. It has taken me a lot of trial and error.

]]> By: Laura https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-4813 Sat, 29 Feb 2020 12:58:20 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-4813 In reply to Barb.

Yeah, that would be gross! We have (miraculously) not had many problems with worms. When I have seen them, we just cut that section out and eat the rest.

]]> By: Barb https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-4807 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:12:04 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-4807 What do you recommend to remove the worms from the broccoli head when harvesting? I have read about soaking in warm salt water or cold water with vinegar. Not interested in eating them! Thanks

]]> By: Laura https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-4331 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:10:47 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-4331 In reply to Diana.

Yay! Mission accomplished. 🙂

]]> By: Diana https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-4327 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 06:15:54 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-4327 Thank you for the tips. You’ve inspired me to try growing broccoli.

]]> By: Laura https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-3541 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:22:41 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-3541 In reply to DOUGLAS HYER.

It sounds like caterpillars. A treatment with Bt should fix the problem. Bt is a bacteria that will kill all kinds of caterpillars, and it’s used as an organic pesticide. You can probably find some locally wherever you buy garden products, but in case you don’t, here’s a link to a product I recommend on Amazon. https://amzn.to/2ui328J

]]> By: DOUGLAS HYER https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-3528 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 20:20:04 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-3528 what do i do about leaves being eaten with holes maybe the size of my thumb. The flower was beautiful-now it seems beat up. Are there aphids or other leaf eaters attracted to broccoli? I’ve heard about soapy solution to kill these pests. What do you suggest?

]]> By: Laura https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-3097 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:29:37 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-3097 In reply to Rina.

It’s always worth a shot. Good luck!

]]> By: Rina https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-3094 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:55:36 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-3094 Thank you for the details. I bought seed and started to plant broccoli raab in my garden. Place where I live is quite humid, about 73 – 86 F, and have sunny day all year long. However, I am trying my best and hopefully it works well!

]]> By: Laura https://youshouldgrow.com/growing-broccoli/#comment-3093 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:12:49 +0000 https://youshouldgrow.com/?p=1747#comment-3093 In reply to Lindsay.

Seedlings usually get leggy because they are too hot, the light is too far away, or there is too much nitrogen in the soil. Are they turning brown/withering at the base and dying? That’s damping off, and it is due to a fungal infection. If the starting mix wasn’t sterile and/or it was too soggy, seedlings will get this fungal disease and flop over and die.

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