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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli varieties
  • Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 15:22:28 -0500 (CDT)

The size of broccoli heads is impacted easily by the plant spacing. If there
is a premium in the market for really broad heads you can spread the spacing
out to 30". But if they just want quality and small-medium size, stay at 18".
Your total weight/acre will be higher. You can always bunch them if needed.

Bill



>
>We've been growing our broccoli 18" apart. We grow Premium Crop, Everest,
>and Packman. Everest is our best one by far. Even with it, we aren't getting
>9" heads. 6 or 7" is the best we do. I wonder if I go to 20" will I get
>larger heads, or is the weather here more of a factor? We really don't have
>good broccoli growing weather in the spring, and for fall I'm transplanting
>in the heat of the summer.
>It's always something!
>Carla
>Perkins, OK
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William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
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