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  • #1

    Brassicas

    I have been given some seedlings, spring cabbage, winter kale and early purple sprouting. A kind friend of my farthers gave them to him for me, but he forgot to ask about planting out.

    They are around 3 inches tall

    Should I be planting these out now?
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  • #2
    Yes get them in and netted as soon as possible, it's getting late for winter brassicas now.
    He-Pep!

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    • #3
      Yes you can plant these out now, preferably under netting as the cabbage white butterflies are about laying eggs on anything brassica.
      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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      • #4
        Thanks will get them out at the weekend, and netted

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        • #5
          The spring cabbage aren't so desperate to be planted. I've just sown some and they aren't up yet. I will sow some more at the beginning of August.
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Not sown my spring cabbages yet (will do in a week or so) but all my winter ones are planted out in the ground
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            • #7
              Curly kale and spring cabbage are just showing through, like Snadger more cabbage seed will be set in a few weeks.
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              • #8
                On my list still to plant:
                Cabbage Spring Hero
                Choy Sum
                Kohlrabi
                Komatsuna Torasan (winter hardy)
                Mibuna
                Mizuna
                Pak Choi
                Of these I'm expecting the cabbages, kohlrabi and mizuna to stand outside all winter (they did last year) and hoping the komatsuna and mibuna will live in the growhouse as cut and come again (I've not grown these before). The others will probably need eating before winter, if the slugs leave me anything to eat!
                A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Penellype View Post
                  On my list still to plant:
                  Cabbage Spring Hero
                  Choy Sum
                  Kohlrabi
                  Komatsuna Torasan (winter hardy)
                  Mibuna
                  Mizuna
                  Pak Choi
                  Of these I'm expecting the cabbages, kohlrabi and mizuna to stand outside all winter (they did last year) and hoping the komatsuna and mibuna will live in the growhouse as cut and come again (I've not grown these before). The others will probably need eating before winter, if the slugs leave me anything to eat!
                  I have Spring Hero cabbage to sow end of July, beginning of August. I've grown it before and was well impressed. From what i remember I was cutting it into May/June the following year.
                  My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                  to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                  Diversify & prosper


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                  • #10
                    I can never seem to get the timing of cabbages right. Ideally I want cabbage after the PSB and kale is finished ( or I've had enough) but not this time of year as there are peas and beans. I realise it is not an exact science but if I wanted cabbage for March into May, when and what should I sow?

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