can i plant out under debris netting now?

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rachelsco

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can i plant out under debris netting now?
« on: April 08, 2012, 08:14 »
i was wondering if i could plant out calabrese under debris netting now.  my plants are outside in my plastic greenhouse they are about 5 inches high.  does debris netting keep them safe from frost like fleece? (my netting is the sort builders use). i want the space in my little greenhouse for sowing runners and dwarf french beans in pots for going outside at the start of june. im still new to all this and there seems so much to plan ahead for at this time of year.

thanks for reading this, and any advice most welcome :)

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Re: can i plant out under debris netting now?
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2012, 08:21 »
Frost won't hurt them.

Brassicas are tough, I'm not sure where this thing about molly-coddling them has come from. Just make sure that they've been hardened off.

I'm thinking about sowing my beans also.

Hmm - I've thought about it and still won't be doing it yet.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2012, 08:22 by DD. »
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: can i plant out under debris netting now?
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2012, 08:38 »
thanks DD, right i will harden them off and then out they go (in their special brassica bed, beaten with the back of spade, lol, very hard work!).

now to my beans, when would you say the right time to plant them in pots is DD, to make sturdy plants for going out on plot early june ??

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Re: can i plant out under debris netting now?
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2012, 08:41 »
I'll be doing mine probably at the end of this month. Even then I won't panic if I'm into May.


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