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There is a serious problem with slugs and snails in my garden, which means that I start off all of my veg indoors or in pots surrounded with copper tape. I absolutely won't use slug pellets, hence my rather odd way of doing things. I also have limited space and grow a lot of fruit and veg, so there is usually a queue for slots!
I have a problem with my broccoli this year. The variety is Early Purple Sprouting (T&M) which I bought last year, and (apart from caterpillars) had no problems with last year. This year I started off 5 seeds in a pot indoors in early June (using Westland multipurpose compost), at the same time as some cabbage (Hispi). All the seeds germinated and they were moved to my Grow Light Garden and potted up into 3 inch pots at the 2 true leaf stage. So far so good. By early July 2 of the 5 plants had a wilted leaf, which quickly went brown and died. The cabbages were thriving and by this time were big enough to plant out into their final position in the garden. I thought maybe the light was too bright for the broccoli (I didn't have the Grow Light Garden last year) so I moved them to the windowsill and then outside, but they continue to look sick - the leaves are curled at the edges and they are a grey-green colour rather than the more normal green. They have been well watered, so they are not too dry.
Any ideas? Could they be too hot? Should I ditch them and plant some more or is it too late (seed packet says May-June)?
There is a serious problem with slugs and snails in my garden, which means that I start off all of my veg indoors or in pots surrounded with copper tape. I absolutely won't use slug pellets, hence my rather odd way of doing things. I also have limited space and grow a lot of fruit and veg, so there is usually a queue for slots!
I have a problem with my broccoli this year. The variety is Early Purple Sprouting (T&M) which I bought last year, and (apart from caterpillars) had no problems with last year. This year I started off 5 seeds in a pot indoors in early June (using Westland multipurpose compost), at the same time as some cabbage (Hispi). All the seeds germinated and they were moved to my Grow Light Garden and potted up into 3 inch pots at the 2 true leaf stage. So far so good. By early July 2 of the 5 plants had a wilted leaf, which quickly went brown and died. The cabbages were thriving and by this time were big enough to plant out into their final position in the garden. I thought maybe the light was too bright for the broccoli (I didn't have the Grow Light Garden last year) so I moved them to the windowsill and then outside, but they continue to look sick - the leaves are curled at the edges and they are a grey-green colour rather than the more normal green. They have been well watered, so they are not too dry.
Any ideas? Could they be too hot? Should I ditch them and plant some more or is it too late (seed packet says May-June)?
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