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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: carolinej on March 08, 2007, 09:47:51

Title: Calabrese.
Post by: carolinej on March 08, 2007, 09:47:51

I've got some calabrese plants in fibre pots. They are looking fine, about 3 inches high. Does anyone know when would be the best time to plant them out. They are not pot bound yet.

Thanks

cj :)

Title: Re: Calabrese.
Post by: Grant on March 08, 2007, 09:57:16

Are they under cover.  If you have a cold frame you could grow them on a bit more in and leave them in the cold frame to aclimatise.

Title: Re: Calabrese.
Post by: tim on March 08, 2007, 10:11:04

As Grant says, when they are 'acclimatised' (hardened off), they can go out any time so long as they have 5-6 leaves.

Title: Re: Calabrese.
Post by: carolinej on March 08, 2007, 12:42:00

Thanks. They are in the conservatory, so I will start hardening them off.

cj :)

Title: Re: Calabrese.
Post by: Trevor_D on March 08, 2007, 13:00:46

Do you have any bell cloches (the cheap - well, fairly - plastic ones)? Put them in place for a day or first, then plant out the calabrese. If in doubt, pot them on: I overwinter mine in 3" pots in the frame, then move them into 4" pots for a bit. They seem to like the extra boost of fresh compost.

Trevor

Title: Re: Calabrese.
Post by: carolinej on March 08, 2007, 15:49:34

Until they get too big, I could always use my very expensive pop bottle cloches ;D

cj :)