tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153913301497672504.post3949532077185280504..comments2024-02-25T08:48:49.103+00:00Comments on A Gardener's Weather Diary: Winter Brassica IssuesSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153913301497672504.post-34852409214554815002017-02-10T18:21:19.124+00:002017-02-10T18:21:19.124+00:00The tundra finished up in another bed Mal. I'm...The tundra finished up in another bed Mal. I'm not sure they are doing any better. Next year will have to be mainly club root resistant brassicas but winter varieties are a bit limited. I'll stick with raising my own plants for summer and winter crops. I used to use that club root powder that was mixed into a paste and brassica plant roots dipped in it. Worked a treat on our plot but not available now.Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153913301497672504.post-24775595865045472332017-02-09T22:43:54.551+00:002017-02-09T22:43:54.551+00:00Brassicas are not the prettiest or the most reliab...Brassicas are not the prettiest or the most reliable croppers. I expect a high attrition rate for one reason or another (drought/clubroot/bugs/pigeons). Mind you with healthy bought in plants you are entitled to expect a higher success rate. Agree with you about pigeons suddenly descending on them. Ours have learnt to stand on the net weighing it down so they can peck through it to get the tops of plants! Right now all I have left myself is 4 kale plants but the net is still up. Fingers crossed for your caulis. <br />ps What happened to the Tundra?Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153913301497672504.post-21737751771203432602017-02-08T09:53:24.944+00:002017-02-08T09:53:24.944+00:00You are right CJ they did look really well at the ...You are right CJ they did look really well at the end of summer and early autumn. I agree brassicas are difficult to grow. Some parts of our plot have club root which is another problem added to those you have mentioned. We've left brassicas uncovered for weeks and thought the pigeons were leaving them alone then suddenly the plants get devastated. Now we play it save and keep them covered all the time.Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153913301497672504.post-70853086824869005212017-02-07T20:43:04.612+00:002017-02-07T20:43:04.612+00:00That's disappointing indeed Martyn. Brassicas ...That's disappointing indeed Martyn. Brassicas are tricky devils aren't they. From what I remember they were looking really good at the end of the summer. I have some early purple sprouting broccoli in the garden about 4-6 weeks ago several of the plants were suddenly eaten by something. I thought slugs or snails to start with, but looking at the severity of the bite marks it could be pigeons. Brassicas have more problems than anything else I think. I'd love to be able to grow them, but it's always a struggle. The sprouts were disappointing this year as well. CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153913301497672504.post-45418967531066147082017-02-07T16:10:14.393+00:002017-02-07T16:10:14.393+00:00Fairly standard for us Jane to plant in late summe...Fairly standard for us Jane to plant in late summer for crops to hopefully survive winter and then crop early the following spring. This way should produce something to eat earlier than relying on crops sown in spring. As my video shows it doesn't always work but that's gardening for you.<br /><br />If we can get any decent leaves we will be using them. I'm still hoping for some decent cauliflowers in spring.Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153913301497672504.post-50783651167590990832017-02-07T13:20:15.053+00:002017-02-07T13:20:15.053+00:00You have such patience! Planted in August and noth...You have such patience! Planted in August and nothing harvested yet! You've got some very nice looking leaves, though. Do you eat them?Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com