Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

market-farming - Re: [Market-farming] Transplanting leggy brassicas

market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Market Farming

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Sean Albiston" <lab AT physics.umn.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Transplanting leggy brassicas
  • Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:46:19 -0500 (CDT)

I'd plant them deep and put a wedge of reemay over top. I'd worry most
about the broccoli, the rest should be fine starting leggy.

sean Stillwater, MN

> Due mainly to my own inexperience, I have several hundred somewhat leggy,
> but very vigorous broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale and kohlrabi soil
> block starts to transplant out in a few weeks. I grow in a windy spot,
> and
> would like to transplant them deep (up to the first set of true leaves?)
> to
> provide some protection from wind buffeting. Are there any problems or
> issues with deep transplanting brassicas that I should be aware of?
>




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page