HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR BROCCOLI HARVEST BY GETTING THE MOST SIDE SHOOTS
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Get tips for raised bed garden-grown broccoli with more side shoots. Organic homegrown broccoli doesn't end when you harvest the crown. Learn how to harvest broccoli and the side shoots for maximum production. I've been growing vegetables year-round in Austin, Texas for over ten years. When I plant broccoli in the fall I'm able to get multiple harvests of the tender side shoots into early spring. Broccoli is great roasted in the oven with garlic or prepared in a cured salad. If you have a surplus of homegrown broccoli try blanching and freezing.
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That man loves his broccoli! What a beautiful crop you have,
Thanks so much! You know they’re good eatin’🤣
i don't know whati love more the broccoli or the.enthusiasm
Thank you! I was definitely inspired for this one.
Dude, I absolutely LOVE this video! It’s so refreshing to see someone love broccoli as much as I do. Anyway, thanks for sharing! I’m brand new to gardening and grew broccoli my very first time. Thanks to you, I now know how to enjoy my veggie!!
Awesome! Thank you!
I really enjoy your personality! This is my first time growing a full garden (including broccoli) and I definitely learned a lot that I can’t wait to use for my broccoli plants!!
Awesome! Thank you!
I really enjoyed watching you! Great info. I have my first head of broccoli going after back to back years of failure. The overall plant is so big and I’m seeing shoots too. I wasn’t sure what to expect! Glad to find another grower in my area of Texas and will watch ALL of your videos!
Thank you! You can do it!🥦✨
Hey Scott, it’s 2023 & I Just stumbled upon your Exciting video! Man, I have NEVER seen Such Impressive & HUGE Heads of broccoli! You are Definitely the Master of organic Broccoli!! Last yr was my first time to grow it organically in my raised bed and by carefully cutting the stalk, it yielded me several more heads! I cannot grow cucumbers or Squash here in South FL! Any advice? I can’t Wait to watch More of your videos- I love your Enthusiasm and your ENERGY!! Be Well & Happy & Fruitful Gardening!!!
Just found you and omgoodness I love your personality!!!! I just harvested my first three crowns tonight
Thank you! That's wonderful to hear.
First year ever growing broccoli, and right now, i have one head. I'm excited. Thank you for this enthusiastic video of how to harvest broccoli bc i wasn't sure how to.😂😊 thank you.
You can do it!✨
My first year growing brocolli, got small heads from 3 plants . Now side shoots coming!
Thank you! This just gave me so much joy - subscribed!
The broccoli leaves are my favorite green, super tender
I'm loving your energy😎 🌱🍃🌳
😊 thank you
Your broc is awsome! I’m a first time gardener. Your video was so helpful, thank you
Thank you! I’m so glad that I could help. 🥦
Really liked your video and got a lot of information from it thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That info on cutting was great to know. Enjoying your content.
Thanks very much!
Love this!
Thank you! 🥦✨
You remind me of my brother😂 Thank you for the tips.
Beautiful
Thank you!
That broccoli was no match for you and your Hori Hori knife. Loved the video man!
Thanks Robb! I enjoyed making it.
I suppose the Hori Hori is a bit overkill but it called to me. Ha!
Lovely size 👌
Love your enthusiasm!!
Thanks so much! I was getting over a cold when I shot this last January, and creating it made me feel better.
When cutting broccoli head, its wise to cut at an angle above the side shoots. Keeps rain water to roll off the plant.
Great tip! That discourages soft rot disease on the stump which can spread to other stems and heads not yet harvested.
Chickens love broccoli leaves! 🥦
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Wish I would have watched this sooner, I definitely cut my crown way to early!
It takes time to learn these nuances first hand, and each season can present unique challenges. Thanks for watching!
Nice
Awesome teacher!
I truly appreciate that!
BROTHEERRR 🤘
You give me hope. I figure Texas bugs are going to eat all my broccoli, but looks like you have survivors.
You can do it! The most common pests are caterpillars, followed by aphids. Observe the underside of the leaves regularly early in the morning, or after dark. You can remove caterpillars by hand or apply B.t. (bacillus thuringiensis). Aphids can be blasted off with water, or you can spray them with insecticidal soap. 👍✨
Subscribed! Thank you
Thanks very much!
Do you need to prune broccoli ? Video was very informative thanks
Hello! You don't need to prune broccoli. The exception would be removing any yellowing leaves. I'm glad you found it helpful.
Great video, I try to grow some this year.
Thank you! You can do it!
Just found your channel in the past week or so and have watched a handful of vids so far. Love the content!
I’m a novice gardener in Arkansas 7b. Planted my broccoli babies less than a week ago! What’s your fertilizing regimen for broccoli? (Need all the help I can get!)
Hello! 👋🏼 I like to apply a slow release granular fertilizer (Sustane 4-6-4) around the root zone every 4 weeks, and a liquid fertilizer (Neptune’s Harvest Fish Fertilizer) every 2 weeks. It will take a while but just keep nurturing them, and inspect them regularly for caterpillars. Thanks for watching!
Very beautiful 🤩
Thank you! 😎
I'm hoping mine grows better. Struggling with root maggots on one. I pulled it out and put it in a 6 inch pot. The rest are good. But the weather had been terrible. No sun. Skipped spring here in Washington state. Now the weather is supposed to get into the 70s and 80. I'm hoping out produces broccoli before or bolts
That is a lot to cope with! Wishing you the best!
IN YOUR THUMB NAIL PICTURE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE AARON, FROM GHOST ADVENTURES.
I see what you mean!
Broccoli looks amazing and it is so big. What did you feed it with?
Primarily Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizer
Love the video
Thanks so much! Glad I didn't spook you with the enthusiasm over my horn horn knife.
That broccoli is beautiful. My goodness! I grew broccoli this year in the spring and it was difficult. The slugs were not my friend 😢. I was constantly putting cups of beer outside around my plants to keep the slugs away. I also used BT. I am not sure if that stuff is organic or not.. does anyone know? Is BT safe to spray on plants?
Thanks for sharing 😊
Hey! I've had the best luck growing broccoli in the fall and winter months. I have used B.t. which is certified organic by a brand called Monterey and its primary use is for controlling caterpillars.
Wow that's the biggest broccoli I have ever seen!! Please tell us what variety did you grow. Please....Thanks Sir.💐
Hello! This was a variety called 'Gypsy'. Probably some of the biggest that I've grown.
Awesome work!! Once the broccoli bolts and I get the seeds should I pull it out by the roots or just cut the stalk down to the ground then start with seed all over again? Thank you!
I think it's best not to disturb the soil and I leave the roots. They will eventually be broken down by soil microbes and the broccoli stumps will come loose in following seasons. If you are growing other brassica varieties such as collards, kale, kohlrabi, cauliflower, and cabbage be aware that they will cross easily when saving seed unless isolated by distance, time, or physical barriers.
Well done
Great video. Any idea when I can expect my last broccoli ha8in Jersey. Already in the 90s
Thanks! When it starts to heat up broccoli will go to flower rapidly. Harvest what you can before they get to that stage. Quality side shoot production at this point will likely be diminished.
I know this is old but what do you use to keep those green worms off the leaves?I spray with Neem oil doesn't seem to Work.
Don't forget that once they bolt you can harvest the seeds and share with your friends 😉
The hori-hori is the greatest thing ever invented.
Agreed!
New subscriber. I love your enthusiasm. I've grown numerous vegetables but never broccoli. Would you recommend pruning any of the outer leaves like some people do for tomatoes or in your opinion would that be detrimental to the head and cause premature flowering? Also, do you eat the leaves too?
Hello! Thanks so much for watching! I will prune away some of the lower leaves of the broccoli plants if they turn yellow, otherwise I leave them be. All of those leaves are feeding roots through photosynthesis and I want the plant to grow as vigorously as possible. The healthier and more robust the plant, the healthier and more robust the head of broccoli.
I do eat the leaves, they are sweet and delicious. Typically, I don't harvest any until the main broccoli head has been harvested.
I hope all of that helps!
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I'm also in Austin and I'm trying this year to grow broccoli. Any other prune for leafs or just to remove the leafs close to the soil to encourage upward growth?
I live in Oklahoma and I have yet to master growing my cauliflower cabbage and broccoli or weather fluctuates so much here finding the right time is difficult do you have any tips on you start your plant seeds indoors or plant your seedlings outside
Hello! Check to see if there is a local county extension service that has a vegetable planting guide. Here in Austin I can begin setting out seedlings of cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli in mid-January and through the end of February. Those seeds need to be started indoors 8-10 weeks ahead of that target planting range, so that would be in the November-December range. You may also have a fall planting window and those seeds would be started indoors, likely in mid-July for mid-September planting. Try succession planting to hedge your bets with the weather, that is starting seeds indoors every two weeks or so for staggered planting within the target range for your area. I hope that helps! 🥦✨
Yum!
They always bloom on me because I bought it at Home Depot in April... I will try to germinate from seeds early. I live in NYC any advice❤❤
I think you're on the right track starting early from seed.
What do you feed it? How long to wait to cut it?
I fertilize with Neptune's Harvest and Sustane 4-6-4. Monitor heads closely as they mature and harvest before they loosen up and start to flower. Here's a short that may help: ruclips.net/video/PmlSlAFiDvU/видео.html
Hi...i live in Canada and am growing broccoli for the first time but my brocolli plants are tall and now forming heads..we have bad cold winters here could I leave a broccoli plant now to go to seed to save seeds cuz I can't overwinter it outside here..it will definitely die from freezing cold..thank you
I would try saving the seeds. You may enjoy the process, and it can be highly educational. Best wishes!
@@newgardenroad thank you..yes..i will definitely try to save the seeds😊
So inspiring, wich variety of brocoli?
Thanks! The varieties are Gypsy, Packman, and Calabrese. 👍🏼
Thanks! Time to harvest. :)
You mentioned feeding the broccoli. What do you recommend?
You're welcome! I like to apply a foliar fertilization weekly, and I combine Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizer, Maxicrop Seaweed, and horticultural molasses. Every few weeks I'll also scratch in a granular slow release fertilizer such as the Sustane 4-6-4.
@@newgardenroad Thank you so much!
What type are you growing?
Hello! This was a variety called 'Gypsy'. 👍🏼
I guess I planted my broccoli to late. I planted in May and the heads are not growing. They are just shooting up and flowering. Tom in Northwest Arkansas Sawmill owner and Gardner rookie.
Hi Tom! In my Central Texas garden, my spring broccoli goes in by the end of February. Our last average frost date is around that time, and tender transplants may need protection. The stress of warmer weather can push them to flower rapidly. You may be able to go for a fall harvest by planting in late summer as the heat breaks.
@@newgardenroad Thank you. I think broccoli is just to hard for a rookie like me. I’m going to concentrate on my tomatoes squash jalapeños and cilantro. I’m doing ok so far although I burned the leaves a little from over fertilizing. It’s my first year, trial and error. I appreciate people like you willing to help a 69 year old rookie. Lol
Would side shoot apprlear on cauliflower too? I'm about to transplant some seedlings I started from seeds.
Cauliflower doesn’t typically produce side shoots.
@@newgardenroad shux :D
What do you use to feed the broccoli please
Neptune’s Harvest Fish Fertilizer and Sustain 4-6-4 granular fertilizer. 👍🏼
My heads for Two years now have been only like an inch or two wide... how do u get bigger heads? The plants are 4 feet tall w plenty of side shutes but the heads are TINY😢
Planting at the right time is essential, regular drenches with fish fertilizer, and consistent moisture as the heads begin to form. Also, some varieties such as Di Cico have smaller heads, but produce loads of side shoots.
What’s the name of broccoli
This variety is named ‘Gypsy’. 🥦✨
What are you feeding your broccoli plants?
I prepare the soil with an organic granular fertilizer such as the Sustane 4-6-4, and give them regular drenches of Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizer and liquid seaweed through establishment 👍🏼✨
First year doing broccoli and we made a mistake, they’re super tall, too tall, lengthy with barely any shoots.
Oh no! You might consider their sun exposure and fertilization. They need full sun for 6-8 hours and a fertilizer higher in phosphorus such as a 4-6-4 NPK ratio.
@@newgardenroad We did them in a greenhouse??? But we’re in Oregon so it’s warm during the day and cold at night…maybe we should have planted outside?
Here’s a recipe for cured broccoli salad:
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016146-broccoli-salad-with-garlic-and-sesame
Good ol’ NYT!