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The PSB bows out

Sunday, May 10, 2015 4:11
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As many readers will know, the PSB crop was good this year! My plan of having 6 plants of 4 different varieties paid off handsomely, because we had not only a lot of PSB, but also a long harvest season. I have picked what is probably the very last of it this week. Just a few small secondary spears.

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Usually, I dig up the PSB as soon as it finishes, but this year, for various reasons it has remained in place a bit longer, and I have allowed the plants to flower.

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These pictures illustrate nicely how large a PSB plant can get. This is not a crop to grow in a 12″ container!

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The mass of flowers is very attractive to bees and hoverflies, so they must be full of nectar. This is a time of year when there is not much food available for bees, so I strongly recommend you leave your PSB to flower if you possibly can.

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Though not large, the flowers are individually very attractive too. Just think of them as giant Wallflowers (to which they are closely related).

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Now it is time for the cycle to begin again. I will sow the seeds for next year’s crop in the next few days.

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Source: http://marksvegplot.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-psb-bows-out.html

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