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Jul 17, 2022 8:58 AM CST
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Name: Brenda Smiley
MD
I grew broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage from seed and all went to seed without producing any heads. I followed my usual gardening rules and have heard the same from other gardeners. What can cause this?
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Jul 17, 2022 1:54 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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Timing is very important with brassica, I think there's day length factors as well as temperatures. Try agin for fall.
Plant it and they will come.
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Jul 17, 2022 6:39 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
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I agree
i find broccoli and cauliflower much easier to grow as a fall crop. When they start heading up they enjoy the cooling temps, rather than the weather that is heating up in the spring/summer.
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C/F temp conversion
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