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Title: seedlings
Post by: simmo116 on March 20, 2009, 16:18:52
hi gang ive been away for abit with work and other comitments. i've sown some cabages down the plot but im not sure if they have sprouted what doe s a cabbage sprout look like? bi was going to weed today but i dont know if im pulling cabages or weeds????? any help aye? thanx in advance
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: saddad on March 20, 2009, 16:20:19
Don't have a pic to hand Simmo, Tee Gee's site will have
:-\
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: Tee Gee on March 20, 2009, 16:22:45
Was just sending it as you posted Saddad

(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Pricking%20out/Pricking%20out/02-Select%20seedling.jpg)
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: saddad on March 20, 2009, 16:24:55
Knew you wouldn't let us down...  ;D
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: simmo116 on March 20, 2009, 16:25:30
thanks for the quick reply. i knew i could rely on you tee gee!!!! ;D
looks like i've got a lot of weeding to do...lol....juging by the picks im guessing you dont use a seed bed for your cabages tee gee?
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: Tee Gee on March 20, 2009, 16:34:13
I grow them this way;

Pricking out;


http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Pricking%20out/Pricking%20out/pricking%20out.html (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Pricking%20out/Pricking%20out/pricking%20out.html)

Planting;

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Brassica%20planting/brassica%20planting.html (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Brassica%20planting/brassica%20planting.html)

I think you get better plants this way and it helps to keep club root at bay!

Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: simmo116 on March 20, 2009, 16:44:43
brilliant very informative. to go off topic a bit sod it its my post,,,,lol
can you succesional sow onion setts?
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: Tee Gee on March 20, 2009, 17:05:44
Not really!

As I recall ;Onions are a crop that work on day length ???

Plus the fact there is no need to,  because they store well.

What have you in mind?
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: simmo116 on March 20, 2009, 17:19:56
i wassowing a row every weekend.but after what you just said ill put them all in tomorow
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: reddyreddy on March 20, 2009, 17:39:01
also a bit off post but Teegee do you use cabbage collars?
Title: Re: seedlings
Post by: Tee Gee on March 21, 2009, 10:49:21
Quotealso a bit off post but Teegee do you use cabbage collars?

No!

Never found the need to!

Although I can't prove it I think the smell of the armillatox I use wards off the cabbage root fly.