Funny, we are in the same zone. My garden was under snow on 3/5 but a
couple of weeks later was ready to take broccoli. About the same turn
around time though.
Rob - Va
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I harvested my first head, slightly undersized, on 5/2, but truly,
> harvest did not start until 5/11. I had to cut one early because I did
> not want it to go to waste while we were on vacation. I grew Packman
> and DeCicco, and the Decicco is doing better, larger plants, larger
> heads, etc. My broccoli was sown in flats on Jan 38, transplanted to
> the garden on 3/5 and 3/12. Both varieties had good germination. I've
> been eating florets in salad and rice and pasta, but have yet to cook a
> head, but so far so gooooood.