Questions tagged [brassicas]

Plants in the 'cabbage' family, a genus of mustard.

Brassicas are a genus in the Brassicaceae (mustard) family of plants. They are sometimes collectively known as s or mustards.

The Brassica family contain more important agricultural crops than any other genus, including: cabbage, kale, , , rutabaga, turnips, kohlrabi, mustard, and oil seed rape (canola).

Use this tag for questions which involve or may involve multiple members of the family. Use specific plant tags for questions specific to a particular plant.

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I thought I was growing cauliflowers

I planted these about 6 months ago thinking they were cauliflowers. Most of them seemed to go to seed(?) but one looks rather good and I am proposing to eat it. What are they and why did most of them go to seed?
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What is this liquid that looks like dew drops on my brassica leaf margins?

I fertilized my plants today and watered them well. Tonight, when I looked at my vegetable patch, I found tiny drops of transparent liquid on some of my half-grown brassicas. They're on the leaf margins at the place where the veins meet the leaf…
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How can I keep broccoli flowers from forming the same day the bud appears?

I'm growing purple broccoli, and the petals from the flower on top is forming the same day that it appears. How can I prevent this from happening so quickly? It's forming white petals if you're curious about the color? It's been in the 90s all week…
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