The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: oink on May 12, 2009, 11:40:27 am
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Why transplant brassicas? :farmer:
Just wondered if anybody knew. Last year I grew green broccoli, planted the seeds where they grew all year and they were fine. This year, as I've read up a bit more, and as I'm growing sprouts, cabbage and winter broccoli as well I thought I'd raise them in a seed bed. They all seem to be doing well but I can't help but wonder if the transplanting is just a waste of my time.
Opinions appreciated...
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I've done both this year to see if there is any difference. Will let you know
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transplanting brassicas is more to get them over the stunting period of club root. If you have club root you can grow plants on in a pot and let them get just about pot bound and then they will have plenty of root to be able to give a crop even if club root hits.
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it can also help you out if you want to start them of early against the weather
Linz
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I am beginning to think there is no point whatsoever in planting brassicas let alone transplanting! :( Planted brassicas of all sorts over the last ten years and not managed to get to the eating stage!
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It's also good because most brassicas are realtively slow growing and take up a lot of space so you can sow PSB, spring cabbages, sprouts etc in pots and then transplant them after your early tatties or other early crops, making the most of the ground and time available.