Is it harmful to eat broccoli if it has bolted?

A blind couple from church called and asked me to come check out their garden. They were told they couldn’t harvest the broccoli because it had bloomed. I have never grown any myself so I advised them to wait until I could find out for them. They are very good people but are taken advantage of due to their kindness and disabilities. I just want to make sure they are not being swindled out for their plentiful growth. Thank you in advance for your time and help.

God Bless,

Pam

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#1 Comment By theficuswrangler On 06/08/2014 @ 5:58 pm

The broccoli is not harmful — the part we normally eat is just the unopened flowers — but it doesn’t taste very good. Here’s an article on growing broccoli: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/bolting-broccoli-growing-broccoli-in-hot-weather.htm ^[1]
You may have time to help them grow another crop.

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