I am harvesting some of the broccoli that I began transplanting in mid-February. These were transplants that I started from seed, and most were fairly to very spindly when I put them out.
The bed they went into was a raised bed filled with a planting mix that was not really broken down enough, compost-wise, to allow plants to grow well last year, but we had hoped the winter brought some improvement. A good dose of high nitrogen fertilizer seemed to help.
We also had many very windy days, blowing one day from the north and then turning around and hurrying back from the south. Wind speeds of 40 to 45 miles per hour, and with higher gusts, were noted on several days. Even though I tried to keep a row cover over many of the plants, the leggy little plants were tested in the wind, and several failed, breaking off in the high winds.
In total, I guess I put out about 25 plants. I am down to about 12 to 15 remaining. Some of the crowns actually look pretty good now and I have harvested a couple. I hope to get several more harvested before the heat gets intense as it already has several days, or before the aphids find them and take over the crop.
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