QuestionsHow to growVegetable GrowingGreen BroccoliPurple sprouting Brocoli ready in August 0 Vote Up Vote Down Ita West asked 14 years ago Purple sprouting brocoli should be ready to eat next April, why is it producing sprouts now? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago It was sown too early and some kinds will crop the same year in this case. Sow it in late May or June in a mild area.