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Harvest Monday - 13 March 2017

By Mwillis
Don't say I didn't warn you... my harvest this week is just a little more Purple Sprouting Broccoli.
Harvest Monday - 13 March 2017
Yes, just this one piece. It is the main head of my "Rudolph" plant.
Harvest Monday - 13 March 2017
It may not be a big harvest, but (though I say it myself) that is a mighty fine-looking head of broccoli!
Harvest Monday - 13 March 2017
Just enough for another 2-person serving, I'd say.
In the next few photos I'm going to show some broccoli that I didn't harvest. It's one of my "Early Purple Sprouting" plants. At first sight it looks far from ready. Just a mass of leaves, you'd think.
Harvest Monday - 13 March 2017
But pull back the leaves, and you'll see plenty of nice spears (shoots) forming:
Harvest Monday - 13 March 2017
Once these things get going, they develop quickly, so it probably won't be too long before there's another crop to be had.
Harvest Monday - 13 March 2017
I'm linking my post today to Harvest Monday, hosted by Dave at Our Happy Acres.

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