The long wait to get to part II of this study is over! The Broccoli starts that I seeded on July 4 (5-72 cell trays, or ) have sized up nicely and the forecast for a clear/dry few days allowed me to get all 320 starts into the ground. Single row planting at 18" Spacing made this task a bit easier, but it was still a two day job that took a good amount of time.
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| Seeding Broccoli Trays 7/4. |
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| Broccoli Plants ready to be transplanted. |
Now the Broccoli plants are in, I will still need to keep the rows and beds clear of weeds, but the easy part of simply waiting and watching the broccoli grow is a joy to behold. I will be re-staking the field so that I can make observations about the growth habits of the plants and compare them based on the treatment area they have been planted in.
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| Broccoli Plants in! |
My study doesn't actually call for additional mulch, but I will be weighing the harvest of the heads once they mature. Since the variety I chose was Marathon F1, which is supposed to be very tolerant of cold weather conditions. A calabrese type, this variety will produce a medium sized head and then continue with side shoots (weather permitting).
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