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  • From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration
  • Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:43:37 -0700 (PDT)

My Blue Wind looked the same way this spring.   I was very disappointed with all of my broccoli.  I am not sure what happened.  Before they started to head out, we had a hail storm that punched lots of hole in the leaves.  I am going with that storm stressed the plants too much.  All my other broccoli did the same thing. One day a 2-3 inch smooth head and the next day a head that has parts that are 1/2 to 1 inch taller than the rest.  Argh!  Most of the broccoli was a total loss.  Last year I had wonderful 6 inch heads, smooth and uniform. This year junk.

Jay

Jay's Jellies, Produce and More
Clay Center, Kansas
www.jaysjellies.com
http://highfarming.blogspot.com/

--- On Wed, 6/16/10, Erin Bullock <erin.dandelion AT gmail.com> wrote:

From: Erin Bullock <erin.dandelion AT gmail.com>
Subject: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 8:05 PM

My early broccoli heads look really weird this year.  Variety is "Blue 
Wind". The growth of the beads is very non-uniform (some tight, some 
large), and some of the beads are turning yellow & even pink.  Last 
year this variety made really nice bluish-green compact heads, but 
these are rainbow-colored almost!  I'm not sure they're still 
marketable.  I am guessing it has to do with the incredibly hot & dry 
May we had, before they started making heads.  Then we got a lot of 
rain all at once in June.  Is there also some deficiency in my soil 
maybe?  Anyone have an idea about this? Thanks!

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Erin Bullock, Mud Creek Farm, Victor, NY
www.mudcreekfarm.com





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