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From: 45223wc@mtuxo.UUCP (w.cambre)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Strange Broccoli Behavior
Message-ID: <799@mtuxo.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 14:33:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: mtuxo.799
Posted: Tue Jul 16 14:33:24 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 03:25:19 EDT
Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ
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The broccoli we planted this year has grown alot of side branches.
They come out of the main stem wherever a leaf had previously
grown (the leaf is still there).  In other words they are like
'suckers' on tomato plants.  Are these really suckers?  Should
I get rid of them?  Will they produce heads?  Some of them have
become quite large now. They look like this:


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