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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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[Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration,
Erin Bullock, 06/16/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration, Jay Sleichter, 06/16/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration, William H Shoemaker, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration,
Marty Kraft, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration,
William H Shoemaker, 06/17/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration, Marty Kraft, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration,
William H Shoemaker, 06/17/2010
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli head discoloration, cjmaness AT juno.com, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli Head Discoloration,
Pam Twin Oaks, 06/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli Head Discoloration,
Marlin Burkholder, 06/23/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli Head Discoloration,
Mike Brabo, 06/23/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli Head Discoloration, Jay Sleichter, 06/24/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli Head Discoloration,
Mike Brabo, 06/23/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Broccoli Head Discoloration,
Marlin Burkholder, 06/23/2010
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