Harvesting broccoli too early will make it chewy and dense; waiting too late will make it taste bitter. The best time to harvest broccoli, generally, is when its head reaches 6 to 8 inches in diameter ...

MILWAUKEE -- Broccoli has formed main heads that are ready to harvest. Learn how to harvest and what to do with the plant next. With mixed success over the years, we are doing straw bale gardening ...

When to harvest broccoli: Harvest broccoli when the largest buds in the head are the size of the head of a kitchen match. Do not focus on the size of the broccoli itself, as that is not an indication ...

If you planted greens in September, your broccoli heads should appear and will reach maximum size in one week. If you wait to harvest them, the blooms will open. The blooms opening will not ruin the ...

Whether growing broccoli for a spring harvest or late fall, seedlings need warmth to get started, while the harvest requires cool weather and vernalization. Though it’s considered a cool-season crop, ...

Harvesting at the right stage is important to the quality of the vegetables, but there's no single answer on when to do it.

Broccoli growing time lapse from seed to blooming. The ideal temperature for cool-weather broccoli to form edible head is ...

Do you want to harvest your own veggies well into the fall? These garden plants actually taste better when harvested and ...

As we are clear the vegetable patch of spent bean vines, corn stalks and mildewy squash vines these days, it is time to plant a fall crop of broccoli. A trip to the nursery will reveal a bountiful ...