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fremar Comer, GA(Zone 7b) Mar 16, 2008

I'm in zone 7 and want to plant broccoli my local hardware store has plants that are 6 - 8 inches tall and they are supposed to mature in 45 days, which would be the end of april maybe..... will it be too warm then for them to produce? last time I tried them the heads never filled in ( probly something missing in the soil). anyways ,, would I be wasting my money and garden space trying this?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Mar 16, 2008

I would not think so, I don't set plants until after April 1. Be careful tho, lots of times these vendors keep old plants which are root bound. These will button when planted ( tiny coin sized heads very early and don't ever amount to anything) You want fresh plants that have just been delivered. I have seen some gardens centers selling broccoli and cauliflower plants that have already buttoned. Depending on cultivar, late may is about the earliest I get broccoli regardless of whether I plant it in March or April. Main crop in June. This is Early Dividend, which Bonnie vends as an early broccoli. It is among the earliest, but take that 46 days with a grain of salt.

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