Saving brocilli seed

Need to know the best time to plant?

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Sammy
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I some purple headed brocilli mature a few weeks ago.
The remainder is now in flower. Might it be worthwhile saving the seeds when the seed heads develop?.
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Depends on two things:

1 Was it F1 broccoli or open-pollinated broccoli?
2 Have you any other brassicas seeding anywhere near the broccoli?

If your answers are
1 Open-pollinated
2 No

I would say go ahead and save the seed.

Alan
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alan refail wrote:Depends on two things:

1 Was it F1 broccoli or open-pollinated broccoli?
2 Have you any other brassicas seeding anywhere near the broccoli?

If your answers are
1 Open-pollinated
2 No

I would say go ahead and save the seed.

Alan


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The seed pods are not quite mature yet for saving. I will give it a try and see how it goes.
Thanks for your reply, Alan.
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