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Old 08-08-2010, 05:26 PM
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Help can some1 please tell me wot i av planted here DSC00752.jpg

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Old 08-08-2010, 10:46 PM
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Looks like cannabis to me
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Looks like cannabis to me

You devil Matt!! I've just had to google for an image!
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:41 PM
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Looks as if it may be broccoli raab. Pick the florets before the flower buds open.
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Old 11-08-2010, 11:08 PM
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Looks like cannabis to me
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Old 14-08-2010, 11:45 AM
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lol
no not in my backgarden
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Old 14-08-2010, 11:49 AM
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Looks as if it may be broccoli raab. Pick the florets before the flower buds open.
well if it is broccoli why do u pick the florets b4 they flower.
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Old 14-08-2010, 01:54 PM
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you pick them before they flower because thats how u eat it??!!

when u buy it from the shop its the closed flowers your buying, when they open they produce yellow flowers by then you will be dissapointed you didnt pick them

the trick is to chech everyday and as soon as the floret shows a hint of yellow harvest it
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Old 15-08-2010, 01:35 PM
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as u can see my plants have already started flowering.
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Old 15-08-2010, 01:45 PM
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you can use the flowering heads in soup. if i have heads with a few open flowers i still boil them as normal and eat them without noticing
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Old 15-08-2010, 02:12 PM
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you can use the flowering heads in soup. if i have heads with a few open flowers i still boil them as normal and eat them without noticing
but wheres the broccoli.
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Old 18-08-2010, 10:57 PM
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but wheres the broccoli.
Just what I was wondering, but googling broccoli raab (or rabe) I found that it is a relative of the broccoli plant we are used to. It does look quite different, seems to be common in Italy
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Old 19-08-2010, 06:56 AM
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Yes, it certainly belongs to the kale family. Please see if your plant resembles any of the ones photographed here: Vita Rurale: Cavoli, rape e broccoli

It's an italian blog, I've found it through Google. If there's anything you want to know from the blog, just ask and I'll translate.
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Old 19-08-2010, 08:36 PM
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It's an italian blog, I've found it through Google. If there's anything you want to know from the blog, just ask and I'll translate.[/quote]
yes all of it lol
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Old 13-09-2010, 01:16 PM
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I guess it must be brocolli...
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