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    I have recently acquired an allotment so am very new to all of this :-)
    Can anyone give me some advise on growing sprouts and cauliflowers ? I have planted both from seed in seed trays. Whilst I have several seedlings that are currently about 2-3cm in height they are still very spindly and appear to have stopped growing.
    Can someone advise what to do next ?
    Many thanks.

  • #2
    Welcome to the forum

    Where are the seed trays at the mo?

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    • #3
      The seed trays are in a conservatory .

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      • #4
        Both your sprouts and cauliflowers would be better off in individual pots and left outside during the day, after a few days of hardening off they can be outside all the time.
        Location....East Midlands.

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        • #5
          Ok thanks I'll try and transplant them. Should I try feeding them or will they pick up once they are in their individual pots ?
          Ann

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          • #6
            Yups, what Bren says is the best of advice. Caulies tend all to mature at the same time from the same sowing so best to make successional sowings 7 - 14 days apart.

            Transplanting in to fresh compost should give them sufficient feed.
            Last edited by Aberdeenplotter; 31-05-2013, 08:04 AM.

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            • #7
              When you come to plant them in their final spots make sure the ground is really firm otherwise you could end up with "blown" cauly's and sprouts.

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              • #8
                Many thanks will do.

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                • #9
                  And protect them - I've just lost all my caulis to cabbage root fly . Put brassica collars on them all, and if poss cover them with enviromesh or debris netting.
                  sigpicGardening in France rocks!

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