Topic: Brassica Collars

[gonz]

Hello!

Hope someone can help me, do you need to put brassica collars on sprouts, brocolli & cauliflowers or is it mainly for cabbages???   Also, when can you put cabbages etc out because my window cills are starting to take root!!!!!!!!!

Sam

[Tee Gee]

Hope someone can help me, do you need to put brassica collars on sprouts, brocolli & cauliflowers or is it mainly for cabbages??? 

You put them on all types of brassicas because they are all subject to damage by root fly

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Also, when can you put cabbages etc out because my window cills are starting to take root!!!!!!!!!

Do you have a cold frame?

If not put them outside against the house wall to harden off. If frost is forecast you could fetch them in overnight and put them out again in the morning.

Depending upon your DIY skills fix a timber lath to the house wall to support a piece of fleece or polythene.

Then all you have to do is fix the fleece/polythene with drawing pins to the timber in a 'lean-to' fashion. Hold the loose end down with bricks or similar.

[manicscousers]

hiya, gonz, welcome to the site..our cabbage etc are doing the same, I've moved them to the cold grenhouse to slow them down a bit..as tee gee says, try to harden them off a bit  :)

[gonz]

Hello,

I have a small plastic unheated greenhouse in my garden, will that be alright?

Sam

[Tee Gee]

when can you put cabbages etc

What type of plants are 'etc' ?

I have a small plastic unheated greenhouse in my garden, will that be alright?

Cabbages yes! the others are subject to what they are.

[kt.]

I put collars round all my brassicas.   Here are mine last year:

[gonz]

Sorry, I was a bit vague (told you I had lots to learn!!).  Brocolli and sprouts.