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Le-y

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Moving a cabbage
« on: March 28, 2010, 08:55:30 »
We're moving very soon and the cabbage's I've planted in the garden need to be moved to the allotment (because my letting agents will charge me for a gardener to remove them if i leave them  >:( not that i want to anyway...) so i've been looking to see if there's anything special i need to do before/whilst moving them but cant seem to find much about well established ones.

is there a big chance they're going to die if i move them?

can i just lift them and transfer them?
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Robert_Brenchley

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Re: Moving a cabbage
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2010, 10:21:49 »
Try it and see.

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Re: Moving a cabbage
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2010, 10:23:38 »
Just keep as much soil around the roots as possible and give it a go!

As Robert says.....try it.....still plenty of time to sow more cabbage seed.


Good luck.
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Le-y

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Re: Moving a cabbage
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2010, 10:45:17 »
ok i'll keep as much soil as poss when i move them, i'll add that they are my spring cabbages so they're almost(?) rather than seedlings, this wont make a difference right?
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Re: Moving a cabbage
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2010, 10:56:12 »
Nothing to lose, as the others say - see how you get on. People buy cabbage plants from garden centres don't they? so I'm guessing they move. Good luck with the move!

By the way - that's the best thread subject line I've read. Next week, nudging a leek. ;)

Le-y

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Re: Moving a cabbage
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2010, 11:23:50 »
lol @ nudging a leek
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