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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 11:08 am Post subject: Brussels Sprouts
I'm now the proud owner of 6 brussels sprouts plants thanks to the Skillshare weekend plant swap, and I have no idea what to do with them. I do have a bit of clear garden, but we're on acid soil, will they survive there, or should I put them in big pots with growbag type compost in them, in which case, how big? Anything else I need to do to them apart from the usual watering?

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 11:15 am Post subject:
I like the idea of growing them in pots. Wouldn't they have to be bottomless pots to facilitate the huge tap-root?

sally_in_wales
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 11:56 am Post subject:
hmm, what about if I put them in 10" pots for a couple of weeks to get the roots a bit more established in appropriate soil then put them out into the garden, would that be a good compromise or might they not like being moved twice?

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Joined: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 11622
Location: truro

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 12:31 pm Post subject:
so they aren't going to be all that fond of my shallow acid soil then.........

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 12:55 pm Post subject:
Mine are in fairly acid soil, and are romping away like weeds!! I'd just bung 'em in and see what happens. They were spares anyway, so nowt to lose

Woodburner

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 2904
Location: Essex

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 7:00 pm Post subject:
Oops forgot about acidity/lime. I've stuck my kale in where chickens were this winter, thinking leafy stuff likes manure. I was going to put the rest out there, too.

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Location: truro

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 10 7:12 pm Post subject:
i have a sack of sand here. i may add that to the soil. this was apparently the old way of keeping soil down here usable

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