Broccoli florets: What do they look like and when should I see them?
Here are some articles that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/how-to-grow-broccoli.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/bolting-broccoli-growing-broccoli-in-hot-weather.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/harvest-broccoli.htm
I planted my starts and after about three days, the leaves on the pea plants were gone. There that night, gone in the morning. Then the broccoli leaves started to disappear. Any ideas what might be eating them? I live in Salt Lake City, and I'm pretty sure it's not deer. The whole backyard is fenced as well.
I believe your problem could be cutwoms. They chew down tomato plants when I plant them in the ground. So I put down dried crushed eggshells around each plant. There is a dust you can use at your garden center. Hope this helps you.
I just harvested my broccoli for the first time and it was a small crop. Just wondering if it will grow, so I can harvest again.
It won't develop a full head, but it will develop side shoots. These can be harvested individually and you can normally get enough off the plant to equal about half a head of broccoli.
My question is, after you cut the main head off the plant, what happens? At the bottom of my broccoli, there are new leaves growing almost like a new broccoli plant.
These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/how-to-grow-broccoli.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/harvest-broccoli.htm
I planted broccoli plants (about 8-10" high) one week ago. The weather has been cool (40-60) where I live in PA. However, the plants are beginning to get broccoli heads already. The plants have not grown much, but the heads are slighly smaller than a dime. What should I do?
It is not so much the air temperature but rather the soil temperature that causes broccoli to bolt too early. Try adding mulch around the base of the plants. This article will help as well:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/bolting-broccoli-growing-broccoli-in-hot-weather.htm
Are the leaves on broccoli plants edible? They look like collard greens.
Yes, they are edible and they taste a lot like collard greens.
I have broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage planted from transplant for almost 6 weeks. There are lots of leaves but no actual heads forming. How long does it take for heads to form? I have fertilized and the soil is very rich. Water is not an issue. We have had cool cloudy weather with a few days of over 75 degrees.
The following articles should be of some help to you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/bolting-broccoli-growing-broccoli-in-hot-weather.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/how-to-grow-broccoli.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cauliflower/growing-cauliflower.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cabbage/growing-cabbage.htm