Sprouts.

Hi folks. I`ve noticed that some of the leaves on my sprout plants have a purple tinge round the edge, other than that they look very healthy. Something I should be concerned about ? Cheers...freddy

 

Not at all, Freddy. Put it down to the weather conditions.:thumb:

 

Thanks for that Dai. I really am rather proud of my sprouts and wouldn`t want them to falter now ! In fact, pretty much all the crops I`m growing really look good considering the haste at which the ground was prepared. Cheers...freddy.

 

Just remember, Freddy, the work you put in THIS year will pay off bigtime NEXT year.:thumb:

 

Don`t you worry my friend, my thoughts have already turned in that direction :thumb: Only thing is trying to plan it so that the beds aren`t left idle for too long. Cheers...freddy.

 

Sow some All Year Round cauli`s and spring cabbage, for planting out in September. Get in a sowing of Early Onward peas, for cropping in October. Have you got your leek plants in yet? Plant garlic in September. Shallots ( if you can get them ) in December.:D

 

Hi Dai. Not bothering with Cauli`s or peas, I`ve found they can be disappointing and quite honestly, I can`t spare the space. I have spring cabbage seed, but isn`t it a bit early to sow ? One of the spring cabbages is Spring Hero, and it says NOT to sow until around september. Leeks have been in for a month, looking good. Not sure about garlic yet, `she who must be obeyed` isn`t a fan of the stuff. Shallots, might be lucky to find some THAT early, but I`ll keep my eyes open. Cheers...freddy.

 

BTW Dai, is there such a thing as a dwarf variety ? Cheers...freddy.

 

Dwarf variety of what, Freddy?

 

Sprouts....of course

 

Not heard of dwarf one's freddy, but you never know.

A lot of firms or sellers talk about dwarf varieties and to be honest if you plant crops a lot closer together then they compete for the nutrients in the soil etc, so you just pick them young yea.

Shallots aren't really a problem..getting them early that is....just use your local supermarkets and plant those as somewhere in the world grow them and then are imported to the shops over here...unless there are specialized growers.:thumb:

 

Hi again. Maybe I SHOULD have said....`compact`

 

Freddy

A truly compact or dwarfing sprout plant wouldn't give you much yield because you'd lose the stem on which the sprouts grow. But some are bigger than others.

 

Mine are large:rolleyes:

 

Hi folks. The ones i`m growing are Evesham Special. At the moment they must be 3ft tall with a spread of around 2ft 6in or more. I seem to remember Peer Gynt (no longer available) were more compact, but that COULD be because they didn`t have the favourable conditions my current sprouts enjoy, I don`t know. I`ve grown these in a raised bed, 8 plants in a bed measuring 8ft x 4ft and they DO seem rather cramped for space. Cheers...freddy.