{"id":1693,"date":"2016-10-20T16:05:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T20:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2016-10-20T16:05:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T20:05:18","slug":"broccoli-kale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/broccoli-kale\/","title":{"rendered":"Broccoli and Kale Starting to Come Through"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like my fall crops are doing quite well now that I have picked several kale leaves and heads of broccoli.\u00a0 I only started harvesting broccoli heads a few days ago, but I have been picking kale leaves for a couple of weeks.\u00a0 Today will be the third harvest of kale for the season.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So far I have picked about 70 leaves of kale which I have been freezing and hopefully will be using them during the Winter to make some delicious kale soup.\u00a0 That is the main reason I grow these leaves in the Fall.\u00a0 Today I picked only 12 leaves, but they are very large leaves which is better than having many small leaves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3305.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1694\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3305-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Twelve Kale Leaves Picked\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3305-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3305-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3305-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have also been harvesting broccoli heads and only a few side shoots at the moment.\u00a0 The side shoots are where the most of the broccoli comes from and the head is the first to grow and be picked.\u00a0 I have picked three heads and four side shoots at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1695\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3180-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"First Broccoli Head Harvested\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3180-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3180-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3180-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1696\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3235-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Second Broccoli Head Picked\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3235-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3235-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3235-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3242.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1697\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3242-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Third Broccoli Head Picked\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3242-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3242-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3242-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are only the broccoli heads that I have harvested.\u00a0 Below are some of the side shoots that I have picked from a couple of these plants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3297.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1698\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3297-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Broccoli\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3297-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3297-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3297-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Granted only four have been picked, but I should be getting many more of them once I have picked all the heads from my broccoli plants.\u00a0 This is when they start producing many more side shoots and many more harvests<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like my fall crops are doing quite well now that I have picked several kale leaves and heads of broccoli.\u00a0 I only started harvesting broccoli heads a few days ago, but I have been picking kale leaves for a couple of weeks.\u00a0 Today will be the third harvest &#8230;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt 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