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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: cmf on April 08, 2010, 08:49

Title: Brassicas
Post by: cmf on April 08, 2010, 08:49

At last I've managed to join this site...thanks to John for his help.
This is the second season for me on my allotment but I'm very disappointed that my Savoy cabbages & the spring cabbages have not formed 'hearts'.What have I done wrong? These were put in last autumn. One or two looked a little yellow..is that a concern? I would like to grow these again but obviously not with the same out come. Help please & thanks.

Title: Re: Brassicas
Post by: Rangerkris on April 08, 2010, 08:54

I was told when i plant cabbage make sure the ground is nice and firm the old fella next door walked all over my newly turned over by hand bed hahahahah but i did get some big cabbage much to his disappointment, he was over the moon for us 

Title: Re: Brassicas
Post by: Slowgrind on April 08, 2010, 13:52

Hi cmf, welcome to the site. Good luck for the season!!!  :D

Title: Re: Brassicas
Post by: mumofstig on April 08, 2010, 14:38

If they were yellow it sound as if they needed better feeding  :unsure:
What fertilizer did you use ?

ooh sorry, I missed that this was your first post, welcome  :)

I'll whizz this over to grow your own, you may get more advice in there  ;)

Title: Re: Brassicas
Post by: DavidT on April 08, 2010, 18:18

Good eveing Cmf and welcome to the site. :D

Title: Re: Brassicas
Post by: Elcie on April 08, 2010, 19:25

Hi and welcome to the site.  The other thing it may be is that they were planted a bit too close together and could get to a big enough size to heart up.  This is something I am always guilty of!

Title: Re: Brassicas
Post by: Grasshopper on April 08, 2010, 20:21

I had great success with mine for the first time last year and the only thing I can think of that I did different was after raking the bed I went over it with an old roller to really firm the ground before planting out the seedlings. Hope it's of some help.