[wendycas]

Hi
With the brassicas that we've planted so far-we didn't leave the tops on. Should we? 

If it's going to be late May/June I might need to start some more sweetcorn off-the cucs are fine and happy in their pots inside but even though the sweetcorn are on the windowsill facing south-they have grown tall but thin and I'm not sure they are getting enough light...? Do you think starting more off would be wise?
Thank you
 

[Trillium]

It all depends on how heavy the frost will be that you'd get this time of year as to whether or not to put tops on the cloche bottles. I find the bits of fleece works very well for the reason I stated and I'm not out there twice a day adjusting them. Due to the bottles smaller size than a row cloche, heat can build up a lot faster.

It's always a good idea to succession plant corn so its not all ripening at the same time. And, you can always replace earlier ones that are struggling or bit the dust.

[wendycas]

Thanks very much, might have a go at using fleece on the bottles. They must be keeping some heat in as they've all got condensation. Will also do some succession planting of the sweetcorn.
Thanks very much!