Thursday was mild with some decent sunny periods and only a light breeze for a change.
Our over wintering brassicas were devastated by the severe winter weather. By early spring there were only a few survivors and I did consider pulling up the few remaining rather pathetic looking specimens that had made it through winter.
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| Brassicas on 17th January 2011 |
My initial thoughts were to sow seeds early to replace the spring cabbage and Mayfair cauliflowers but then I had second thoughts as I could make no use of the ground until spring. In the end I decided to leave them and see what would happen.
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| Cauliflower - Mayfair |
I'm now really glad I left them on the off chance that I'd get some early cauliflowers and cabbage. This is our second cauliflower and we have a few cabbages hearting up. So I reckon its definitely worth trying to overwinter brassicas for an spring crop and despite the winter losses fresh vegetables from the plot at this time of year are certainly worth the effort.
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| Cabbage - Spring Hero |
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