[MoreWhisky]

I Grow Northern Extra Sweet, But have had as good results with Swift.

I pre chit as already said, then into root trainers. when i come to put them in the plot i put a 2litre empty pop bottle over them for a week (top off) just to help them settle in. Like i said a drink of my comfrey tea once a week. 50cm apart in blocks and i aid pollination by hand.

Wonderfull stuff my favourite crop.

[Gandan57]

I Grow Northern Extra Sweet, But have had as good results with Swift.

I pre chit as already said, then into root trainers. when i come to put them in the plot i put a 2litre empty pop bottle over them for a week (top off) just to help them settle in. Like i said a drink of my comfrey tea once a week. 50cm apart in blocks and i aid pollination by hand.

Wonderfull stuff my favourite crop.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  MoreWhisky, could you elaborate on your hand pollination technique?

[MoreWhisky]

As i walk past I let the top of the plant run through my hands and touch the tassles on the next plant, nothing scientific about my method. Its not a job on my to do list just something i do occasionally as i walk by.

[DD.]

Now let's get the terminology right.

You run your hands through the tassles on the top of the plant, then the silks on another. 

(Won't matter if you did it on the same plant)

[lucywil]

the second batch will be planted upwind of the first.

surely that changes depending on which way the wind is blowing?

[DD.]

The wind in Sheffield blows the way JayG commnds it.

Either that or he's got beds on wheels he can move around.

[lucywil]

The wind in Sheffield blows the way JayG commnds it.

a pretty handy power to have!

[JayG]

The wind in Sheffield blows the way JayG commnds it.

a pretty handy power to have!

Yes, very droll! 

(I actually find I have very little control over wind of any description!)