[stompy]

Is it too late to sow sprouts, cauliflowers and callabrese in modules?

[DD.]

Hope not!

[stompy]

Why?

[fatbelly]

I planted my sprouts out last Sunday and they were not at all big so I am guessing that its still okay to sow from seed for a while yet.

[DD.]

Owing to illness, I only got around to sowing my sprouts yesterday, but they've got plenty of growing time left.

[Aidy]

I sow calabresse upto september, same with cauli (type dependent) my sprouts were potted on at the weekend so no by my reckoning your still ok.

[stompy]

Ahh, thats good news.
I've already got some going in modules but like everything else their not doing so good

[Stevens706]

I've still more to sow

[skywalker]

I havent sowed any calabrese yet. Any suggestions for a good variety to sow at this time of year?

[andy135]

I sowed my sprouts/cauli/cabb/brocc a month ago and germination has been pathetic to say the least. I've just sowed a tray of each in the hope that some of them will show through.
I must get a couple of heated propagators for next year.

[Yorkie]

Don't use heated propagators for the cabbage family - they really won't like it.

[andy135]

Don't use heated propagators for the cabbage family - they really won't like it.

So what am I doing wrong to get the poor germination?
I used John Innes No1 seed compost, kept them moist without over wetting them, but got less than 20% germination?

[Yorkie]

Where did you sow them? Are they indoors or out?

[andy135]

Where did you sow them? Are they indoors or out?

They're in the coldframe.

[Yorkie]

That sounds OK, I just wondered whether they'd got too warm indoors or anything.

Hmm.  Perhaps someone else has some ideas?  I assume it was new(-ish) seed?