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  • From: Pam Twin Oaks <pam AT twinoaks.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli Head Discoloration
  • Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:28:42 -0400

Our Blue Wind did just the same as Erin's. We didn't have any hail storms, but we did have yo-yo weather: unusually hot early, then surprisingly chuilly, back and forth. Last year Blue Wind was lovely broccoli.

Pam, Twin Oaks, Virginia . Zone 7

On Jun 16, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Erin Bullock wrote:

> 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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