Hi all,
I have received my Broccoli Plugs today, the problem is that I haven't prepared the ground for them. :BangHead:
It previously had onions in and they were pulled a couple of weeks ago.
What is the best thing to do, the soil is very poor so I'm not sure they would do very well if I just planted them without any fertilizer help.
What would the collective garden gurus recommend? :occasion14:
Thanks
Chris
I buy brassica plants and just throw them in by digging a quick hole. Then they get a very good watering. But I do use plenty of fertiliser. I use both blood, fish and bone and chicken pellets and a mulch of manure or compost if possible.
I do not think Brassicas like dug soil so for me no preparation is needed. I planted some where I had had strawberries and simply scraped off the surface. Ground was hard so had to water to even dig the holes. They had a sprinkle of BFB down the hole and a sprinkle round the plant and then the pellets as well. They are doing fine. I also put some lawn clipping round since it deters the slugs.
So I would say forget the preparation but feed, feed, feed.
And not forgetting the nets because the pigeons just love a nice juicy brassica.
I've just potted up some broccoli plugs in small pots to grow on for a few weeks before I plant them out. I'm the similar to you, the beds not not ready for planting. I know the advice is not to plant in freshly dug soil, but I've never really found it a problem, I just firm in well.