I planted broccoli that were not cut back and it is now February and heads of broccoli have grown back. They taste fine, but is it safe to eat?
Perfectly safe to eat. Many people who grow broccoli will often get a second harvest from these offshoots that grow after the initial head is harvested.
They have little bushes. Are they harmful to eat?
They are not harmful to eat, but once they flower, the plants turn very bitter tasting. Most people do not enjoy the flavor.
I bought some broccoli, cabbage, cilantro, and blueberry bushes to plant in my yard, but I chickened out and decided to wait awhile before I planted them due to frost date worries. I put them in my garage and forgot to open the door to give them light for the day. They went w/o light for about 48 hours. Will this affect harvest quantities or the overall health of the plant?
Provided that the plants are getting adequate light now, along with other necessary requirements, they should be ok. But only time will tell for sure.
I have about 100 blooms on one broccoli plant. Where do I cut them off? Don't know where to cut. They are about 3 months old and about 16 inches high. What do I do to get a head started? Right now there is buds scattered all over the plant. Where does the head start forming? I don't understand what to do with all the scattered buds. I see no head forming anywhere.
This article will tell you more about preventing bolting (flowering) in your broccoli: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/bolting-broccoli-growing-broccoli-in-hot-weather.htm.
At this point, the plant may not be edible. Stalks should be cut off as soon as yellow flowers begin to appear. Here's another helpful article: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/how-to-grow-broccoli.htm
Once my broccoli and Brussels sprouts are picked, should I pull up plant or will it grow more?
It will continue to produce smaller sideshoots that are edible. You won't get a full head, but these side shoots normally can provide about 1/2 a head's worth of broccoli until the plant fades. You can also decide to pull them up and plant something more productive there, if you would like.
I have had a vegetable garden here in Florida for 12 years. I have had great success with many vegetables, and have learned a lot over the years about soil, weather, insects and heat. I know the window for growing broccoli is short, and very dependent on having cool weather. My question is: No matter how cool or warm, when I have a broccoli head ready to harvest, it turns limp very quickly after I have taken the head off. I have tried storing it with the stalk in water, the head wrapped in a damp paper towl in the refrigerator, and nothing seems to work. I go to the grocery store and all the broccoli is crisp, and I know it has been around a long time. What is my problem? It is crisp before I cut it.
You may want to try blotting the cut end right after harvest and get them into the cold in your fridge as quickly as possible. Actually, to keep them crisp, you want to keep them as dry and as cool as you can quickly as possible.
How do I determine how much blood meal to use for a row 3 ft x 105 ft? I don't want to burn my plants with too much and I don't want to buy too much, but I don't know how to calculate how much to buy and how much to actually use, say on broccoli.
This article tells quite a bit about bone meal. Use on veggies is pretty much the same as on flowers.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/bone-meal-fertilizer.htm
In addition, this article might be of interest to you http://spokane-county.wsu.edu/spokane/eastside/Fact%20Sheets/C141%20Vegetable%20Fertilizer%20Guide%2005.pdf