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lafko06 Brimfield, MA(Zone 5a) Jun 20, 2007

Hi,

Is it okay if my broccoli is turning into yellow flowers?

THanks!

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 20, 2007

On broccoli, you need to eat the flower buds, BEFORE they open. Quality is on a downhill slide when a bud opens. Unless you wish to save seeds, it is not a good thing. It means you waited too long to pick it. If it is not too far along you can cut the seeding heads off and hope that sideshoots develop.

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catmad Pelzer, SC(Zone 7b) Jun 20, 2007

Sigh, I'm afraid Farmerdill is right, as usual :(. The only benefit to having it turn to flowers for me, was that my chickens LOVED them....

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lafko06 Brimfield, MA(Zone 5a) Jun 20, 2007

Darn. I just noticed 2 yellow flowers on one of the heads. I guess I'll have go pick them out today. So are they a cool weather crop??

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brigidlily Lumberton, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 20, 2007

DEFINITELY a cool weather crop. I let mine flower like crazy and the bees LOVED them. It was at a time I needed a little color going in the garden and it was just right.

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