Beginner Gardening: Damping off - Cucumbers, 1 by Farmerdill

Farmerdill wrote:
Broccoli and cabbage do not bolt easily. In fact, since it is the seed heads of broccoli that you eat, you want it to "bolt". It is very easy to grow, I start in a cold frame about 8-10 weeks before last average frost day, and transplant about a month before last average frost date. If stressed it will "button" forms Little tiny seed heads before the plant sizes up. This is usually caused by keeping the plant in a tiny cup too long. I have seen them button in retail store displays. Never had a problem with cold frame plants. Cabbage is a biennial and rarely goes to seed the first year. Takes a major interruption of its growth cycle.