Comments on: Planting out Cabbages into the Garden. http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/ news, reviews, hints and tips on vegetable gardening, fruit growing and herbs. Sun, 7 Sep 2008 11:11:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: TopVeg http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-6576 TopVeg Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:04:00 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-6576 Hi Charity Good things come to those who wait! Purple sprouting broccoli will be ready from January to April. Calabrese, the green sprouting broccoli common in the shops, produces spears before the onset of winter. I think you may have the purple sprouting, which is so special because it is ready when there is not much else in the garden. On top of that the flavour is divine! Hope that helps TopVeg Hi Charity

Good things come to those who wait!
Purple sprouting broccoli will be ready from January to April.

Calabrese, the green sprouting broccoli common in the shops, produces spears before the onset of winter.

I think you may have the purple sprouting, which is so special because it is ready when there is not much else in the garden. On top of that the flavour is divine!

Hope that helps

TopVeg

]]> By: charity http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-6573 charity Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:51:44 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-6573 plz help my purple flowering broccoli doesnt have any broccoli can you tell me why ??? i have plenty of leaves but no florettes of broccoli plz e-mail me with a reply plz help my purple flowering broccoli doesnt have any broccoli can you tell me why ???
i have plenty of leaves but no florettes of broccoli
plz e-mail me with a reply

]]> By: TopVeg http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-5784 TopVeg Wed, 21 May 2008 18:56:56 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-5784 Hi Claire you are right about the mosquito net - any mesh small enough to keep out aphids will do. Some people use horticultural fleece. We use enviromesh, which is quite expensive, but lasts for a few years. It revolutionised our brassicas. They were not really worth growing before we invested in enviromesh - the greens were eaten to bits, by everything. For the last two years we have had sprouts every day from October to April!!! It also keeps the carrot fly out. You can get it from LBS http://www.lbsgardenwarehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=R-HA&name=enviromesh&sfile=1&jump=0 Hope that helps TopVeg Hi Claire

you are right about the mosquito net - any mesh small enough to keep out aphids will do.

Some people use horticultural fleece. We use enviromesh, which is quite expensive, but lasts for a few years. It revolutionised our brassicas. They were not really worth growing before we invested in enviromesh - the greens were eaten to bits, by everything. For the last two years we have had sprouts every day from October to April!!! It also keeps the carrot fly out. You can get it from LBS
http://www.lbsgardenwarehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=R-HA&name=enviromesh&sfile=1&jump=0

Hope that helps

TopVeg

]]> By: Claire http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-5775 Claire Wed, 21 May 2008 12:48:39 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-5775 Thanks for the ideas re planting out cabbages. What kind of mesh do you use to protact against cabbage white butterflies and aphids. I have chicken wire tunnels to keep the rabbits away, are we looking at mosquito net type mesh? thanks Thanks for the ideas re planting out cabbages. What kind of mesh do you use to protact against cabbage white butterflies and aphids. I have chicken wire tunnels to keep the rabbits away, are we looking at mosquito net type mesh?
thanks

]]> By: Top Veg » Blog Archive » Plant Spring Cabbage in the Vegetable Garden. http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-509 Top Veg » Blog Archive » Plant Spring Cabbage in the Vegetable Garden. Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:29:14 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-509 [...] 5 or 6 weeks the spring cabbage plants will be strong enough to transplant to their final positions. Cabbages like a deeply dug, well cultivated soil. Firm the plants well [...] […] 5 or 6 weeks the spring cabbage plants will be strong enough to transplant to their final positions. Cabbages like a deeply dug, well cultivated soil. Firm the plants well […]

]]> By: TopVeg http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-240 TopVeg Mon, 28 May 2007 17:49:35 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-240 Hi Sara Thanks for your comments. It is OK to plant the brassicas out if they are big enough. They should have 2 cotyledons (seed leaves) and 2-3 true leaves, before planting out. Best of luck TopVeg Hi Sara

Thanks for your comments.

It is OK to plant the brassicas out if they are big enough. They should have 2 cotyledons (seed leaves) and 2-3 true leaves, before planting out.

Best of luck
TopVeg

]]> By: Sara http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-235 Sara Mon, 28 May 2007 14:16:02 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/05/28/planting-out-cabbages-into-the-garden/#comment-235 Hi Top Veg, What a useful article - I was wondering when I should plant out my cabbage. Does the same go for all brassicas? Sara from farmingfriends Hi Top Veg,

What a useful article - I was wondering when I should plant out my cabbage. Does the same go for all brassicas?

Sara from farmingfriends

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