judging solely on what i see in the store. . i would say that has a lot of growing still to do!

The florets should be tight. If they are starting to get loose, then it's time to pick. You can't always tell by the size of the head. Once the florets get loose, yellow blooms will soon follow and then it's too late.

Remember that broccoli is a cold weather crop. Heat can cause it to go to seed. The babies are a good thing. You can harvest them for a meal too. They will not come close to the size of the main head, but they're just as tasty.

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Composting is more than good for your garden. It's a way of life.

Your broccoli is ready to pick. That particular plant won't get a whole lot bigger and as Par-G says it will open yellow flowers and then it'll go tough and won't have that crispness.
These smaller, loose heads on broccoli can happen for a number of reasons, but the main reason my own plantings have looked the same in the past is, i believe, a combination of insufficient soil moisture and not enough organic matter and nutrient in the soil. They tend to flower when a little too young and the flowers are smaller. Result is a small, loose and slightly tough clump of broccoli. I think i've got them sorted out for my next crop. Hope so. I love broccoli.

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The secret is the soil.

John, the variety is Green Comet.

Looks pretty tasty! Did you eat it yet?


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Real women don't have hot flashes -- we have power surges!

Wow your nails are very clean for a gardener. LOL.

Mine are red from making strawberry jam today.

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You guys are something else, took ya long enough to notice, at least they aren't manicured. yukyuk.
The index finger is a little funny lookin, crushed it in my log-splitter.ow.

That's why I do the dishes, keeps my hands clean.

The plants were purchased in may, they had one set of leaves on them at that time, $14 for 36 plant flat, the ones I started from seed didn't turn out well, so I went for a more sure thing.

THe biggest head is getting looser, could that be from lack of water?, or is it time.

My daughter came out and looked at the broccili and said " yummy " so I broke off a small flowerette and she gobbled it right up, wanted another one. It's a start.