Comments on: Broccoli http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli/ Follow the progress of my square foot garden. I provide helpful tools for companion planting, square foot gardening layouts and plans, square foot gardening spacing, and more! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emily http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli/comment-page-1/#comment-42655 Emily Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:40:35 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli-plant-harvest/#comment-42655 By the time I harvested my third batch (the initial, large heads, then two harvests of side shoots), my broccoli plants were taking 4 squares each! I finally snapped off a few leaves that were hindering the growth of other plants. But usually it's hot long before now, and my broccoli starts flowering and I have pulled it out already. This was a LONG winter and spring, so broccoli did great! By the time I harvested my third batch (the initial, large heads, then two harvests of side shoots), my broccoli plants were taking 4 squares each! I finally snapped off a few leaves that were hindering the growth of other plants. But usually it’s hot long before now, and my broccoli starts flowering and I have pulled it out already. This was a LONG winter and spring, so broccoli did great!

]]> By: Chris Johnson http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli/comment-page-1/#comment-42610 Chris Johnson Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:00:53 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli-plant-harvest/#comment-42610 Yeah Emily' right - my square foot garden brocolli isn't even fully grown and it's taking over the adjacent spaces! 1 per square foot max! 16" would proabably work best, but this is SFG after all! My advise to use if plant the tallest veggies on the East side of your garden, and the shortest on the west side. This way all the veggies get sun in the after noon, even if the bigger veggies like brocolli are taking over the adjacent plots with their massive leaves. Best of luck! Yeah Emily’ right – my square foot garden brocolli isn’t even fully grown and it’s taking over the adjacent spaces! 1 per square foot max! 16″ would proabably work best, but this is SFG after all!

My advise to use if plant the tallest veggies on the East side of your garden, and the shortest on the west side. This way all the veggies get sun in the after noon, even if the bigger veggies like brocolli are taking over the adjacent plots with their massive leaves.

Best of luck!

]]> By: Emily http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Emily Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:43:26 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli-plant-harvest/#comment-310 Mel's book says 1 per square foot (12") but the seed packet said to plant every 16". That is probably more accurate. I planted mine in the corner and as it got bigger it was encroaching on the two squares adjacent to it. As long as it's fighting something else big (broccoli, cabbage, etc.) it's not a problem. I'm still going to plant mine 1 per square foot this year. Mel’s book says 1 per square foot (12″) but the seed packet said to plant every 16″. That is probably more accurate. I planted mine in the corner and as it got bigger it was encroaching on the two squares adjacent to it. As long as it’s fighting something else big (broccoli, cabbage, etc.) it’s not a problem. I’m still going to plant mine 1 per square foot this year.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Leslie Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:15:22 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/broccoli-plant-harvest/#comment-309 You say it took a lot of space. How much space would you say broccoli needs? I don't see it on the Plant Spacing paper. You say it took a lot of space. How much space would you say broccoli needs? I don’t see it on the Plant Spacing paper.

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