Question: Can You Eat Broccoli That Has Turned Yellow? Answer: Well yes you can eat it. But do you want to eat it? Probably not. When broccoli turns yellow or flowers it becomes very bitter. The bitter taste gets even worse when you cook it. So if you really don’t want to waste it, you …
Tag Archive: Broccoli
Jul
13
Growing Packman Broccoli – 8 Weeks After Transplant
Click here to read all my posts on Packman Broccoli. Growing broccoli is a test of patience. Once the head begins to form it can take 2-3 weeks before it’s ready to harvest. The above picture was taken 2 weeks after the head began to form. It is looking good at this point. You could …
Jul
13
Growing Packman Broccoli – 6 Weeks After Transplant
Click here to read all my posts on Packman Broccoli. Six weeks after transplanting my packman broccoli, the first signs of the broccoli head forming have appeared. In the above picture notice the small leaves in the very center. You can see that the florets are beginning to form behind those leaves. The first time …
Jul
07
Q & A – How Do I Stop Broccoli From Bolting?
Question: How do I stop broccoli from bolting? Answer: It is not the warm air temperature that causes broccoli to bolt (or flower). It is the warm soil. Add mulch and keep your broccoli well watered (check an inch down into the soil for moisture level), can help keep your plant going longer. I also …
Jul
07
Q & A – Has My Broccoli Bolted?
Question: How do I know that my broccoli has bolted? Answer: Growing broccoli in the warm weather is not easy. If your broccoli begins to produce yellow flowers you may be in trouble, but not all hope is lost. If your broccoli variety produces side shoots and most do, then you can just cut off …
Jun
14
Growing Packman Broccoli – 5 Weeks After Transplant
It’s been over 5 weeks now since I transplanted packman broccoli into my garden. It has been growing well. The leaves are huge at this point, near their full size. I had some insect problem, something ate a couple spots on my leaves, but the damage was minimal. At this garden plot they have strict …
May
17
Growing Packman Broccoli – 2 Weeks After Transplant
Click here to read all my posts on Packman Broccoli. It’s been two weeks now since I planted my Packman broccoli in my raised bed. Typically I find that plants grow slowly at first after you transplant them. It’s been two weeks, there really isn’t any significant growth yet. But I know in time that the plant …
May
13
Transplanting Packman Broccoli
I began some broccoli seeds indoor this year, but I didn’t have very good results. So I thought it would be a wise decision to buy a pack of plants to make sure I ended up with something. I picked up a pack of 4 Packman broccoli plants at my local farmer’s market. Here is …
Apr
07
Growing Broccoli – Two Week After Planting
So I am now a little over two weeks since I started my broccoli seeds. At this point I have transfer them to a larger container. The plants now have 3-4 leaves. The new leaves look alot more like broccoli leaves. As the plant continues to grow the original leaves will eventually turn yellow and …
Apr
01
Cheesy Potato & Broccoli Soup
I was looking for something to serve my wife for dinner this week and I was thinking of making her cheesy potato soup, which I had not done in a while. But instead of relying on a previous recipe I decided to come up with something different. Which got me thinking, she likes broccoli & …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
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