plant broccoli now?

[Greenthumb18]

I'm waiting to direct seed my broccoli and other crops like kale and cauliflower for the Fall harvest. Just wondering if I should direct seed them now or wait a few more weeks. I know if you plant them when they mature when the weather is too hot they'll bolt. I have my collards and cabbages up and growing already so just need to get the other crops in soon.

What do you guys think? :/

 

[journey11]

I was supposed to plant mine on June 3rd. Should be soon for you too, since you're only one or two hardiness zones above me.

 

[lesa]

If you are talking about your garden in NY-go ahead. I have never had broccoli bolt- cauliflower always bolts!

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

So all this talk about planting collards and broccoli and such has me thinking. When should I plant collards? I want the big ones like the guy we buy them from every year has. We can't fit one in a grocery sack. I believe anything I planted now would definitely bolt, quickly.

I live near Athens, GA!!!

 

[Veggie PAK]

I too, like the big leaves and I live in Portsmouth, Virginia. Last year I set out my collard seedlings on August 21st. Even after harvesting 12.3 pounds, I let them stay in the ground through the winter so I would have an early spring crop. It worked. Even though we had a hard winter, I got another 12 pounds before they started to bolt in March. I think if I had gotten the seedlings in the ground at the end of July, I would have had a larger fall harvest. If I were to use seeds, I would start right about now to allow for germination time. That would put me on schedule with last year's successful crop.

 

[Greenthumb18]

Thanks guys!

I guess I have some broccoli to plant this week and maybe other fall crops. I actually haven't grown broccoli successfully before but I did get a good harvest of broccoli raab this season and in the past.

Whats more exciting in gardening then a challenge .

 

[wsmoak]

So all this talk about planting collards and broccoli and such has me thinking. When should I plant collards? I want the big ones like the guy we buy them from every year has. We can't fit one in a grocery sack. I believe anything I planted now would definitely bolt, quickly.

I live near Athens, GA!!!

My kitchen counter is full of tomatoes I need to deal with and I have to think about FALL already??

-Wendy

 

[Greenthumb18]

My kitchen counter is full of tomatoes I need to deal with and I have to think about FALL already??

-Wendy

It's never too early to start thinking about the Fall garden. You know in gardening, planning is Everything!