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  • From: "William H Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Transplanting leggy brassicas
  • Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:25:33 -0500

I think your chances of success will be greatly improved if you “harden-off” the transplants well. Put them outside in a protected place where they can get sunshine and light breezes. The stems will build fiber, strengthening them and preparing them for rougher conditions. You can bring them back in at night. I‘ve known growers who used hay wagons to move their plants in and out of a building to harden them off with limited handling. After several days (4-5) they’ll toughen up considerably. Keep any eye on them as they’ll dry out quicker outside. You see them change almost daily.

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops

University of Illinois - Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174

630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610

wshoemak AT illinois.edu


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Bailey
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:01 AM
To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] Transplanting leggy brassicas

 

Folks:

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?

Thanks,

Chris 




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