[dawnj]

I've hardened my brassicas for two weeks now so they ready to take the plunge...cabbages, broccoli, brussel sprouts and cauliflower all going in raised beds are they all okay to go out now some books say June??

also my pot leeks are tall but wouldn't say they are pencil thick can I put them out too?

please reply quickly as I'm sitting here awiting your reply then Im out in the garden hopefully putting them out.

thanks Dawn

[Salmo]

Wait a month.

[Yabba]

Urm, my brassicas have been in their beds for a couple of months now?

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[dawnj]

are they ok

[Yabba]

They seem to be

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*edit*
Replaced aprils picture with last weeks

[Salmo]

Wait a month.

I was advising on leeks!

[Yabba]

My leeks ( in trays ) are beside my brassicas

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[dawnj]

okay im in the garden...........

[Yabba]

Don't blame me if it all goes horribly wrong, I have replacements sown for pretty much everything ( except the leeks, ran out of seeds with those )

I won't be putting my leeks into their final bed for a while yet though, as they'll be following my spuds ... which would have been early spuds but the weather controls all eh?

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[blackbob]

way to early for my location,end of this month for me.slow and steady wins the race.

[dawnj]

this them now...the ruler is 15cm long...are they ready?

[Yabba]

I'm no expert, and my brassicas we're cr*p last year , but according to Unwins you can sow outdoors march/april ( @unwins : cabbage greyhound ).

When you plant them, sink them up to their first leaves and *really* firm the soil up.

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[blackbob]

I'm no expert, and my brassicas we're cr*p last year , but according to Unwins you can sow outdoors march/april ( @unwins : cabbage greyhound ).

When you plant them, sink them up to their first leaves and *really* firm the soil up.

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it all depends on your location,not a chance up here.all brassicas sown in the unheated polytunnel.

[Yabba]

I live in blackpool, we tend to be windier but warmer than most areas around us. To be fair my brassica bed is in a "green house" ( more like a poly tunnel with netting for sides ) which raises the temps a tad, but that often seems to be to their detriment, I think it's to hot for them under there but the covers won't be coming off until the dahlias are planted ( last week in may ) as they're *really* not frost hardy

As I said though, I have plenty more seedlings to follow these if it all goes t*ts up so I'm a tad less cautious than most

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*edit to add*
This is the best photo I have to show what our "greenhouse" currently looks like ( brassica bed is the one at bottom right of photo, complete with leeks in trays .... half to be planted yet eh? )

[Elcie]

I planted mine out at the plot today.  They have been in the garden for about a month now in their pots and I needed to get them netted as have already found quite a few cabbage white eggs on them.