Hey there, welcome to our second episode in our new series called What Can Go Wrong.

Today we're going to be talking about broccoli.

You remember a couple of episodes ago when we talked about sweet potatoes and how I just hadn't grown them enough to have a whole lot of knowledge, but I was sharing what I could with you?

Well, broccoli is a little different,

especially when it comes to what can go wrong. While I'm still trying to figure out how to grow

broccoli consistently every time I grow it because it's a difficult plant in my area, I sure do

have a lot of knowledge on what can go wrong because a lot of the things that I'm

going to be telling you about I know from experience. If you're growing broccoli this year for the

first time or maybe you've had struggles with growing broccoli in the past, my hope is that by

sharing with you some of the more common things that can go wrong with broccoli,

like I said, almost all of them have happened to me, then maybe I can help you avoid some of

these common mistakes and be able to get on your way to a broccoli harvest as quickly as possible.

Welcome, I'm Jill and in 2013 I started my first garden as a new stay-at-home mom wanting to do my part to provide for my family.

Over the years, I stumbled my way into becoming a gardener and in this podcast I want to help other new gardeners just like I was grow their own gardens too.

And don't worry, if you're not a new gardener, there's plenty here for you as well.

You'll hear gardening tips, techniques, and troubleshooting both from me and from guests.

And my hope is that you'll turn into a lifetime gardener too.

Let's dig into today's episode.

I mentioned in the intro that broccoli isn't easy to grow in my area.

And so I want to preface everything I'm going to say today to let

you know I have researched some of this stuff. Obviously I have experience with most of it,

but also keep in mind that your climate will dictate a lot of whether you're going to be

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