Type: Broccoli
Broccoli is my favorite vegetable, and it's also one that I've had no success whatsoever actually getting to grow. I think I have a block from childhood, because my mother declared that we wouldn't grow it in our garden because it was "difficult." I've had to overcome a few of those types of things, mostly related to crafts rather than gardening, but I'm determined to someday get broccoli to actually grow. Maybe this year will be the one?
There's always lots of talk on the broccoli packet about getting a second crop, but I don't really know if we have the kind of weather to allow for that- brassicas in general (broccoli being no exception) enjoy it a bit cooler, and the hot hot summer weather that we get here can be a bit of a downer. Since our spring and fall aren't really mild and long, that puts another damper on things. We're one of those climates that people describe as "Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction."
I have these started in my seed flat, though they're not germinating very quickly. Hopefully they'll be ready to go by time I get the early plantings in, though!
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