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I have tried something new this year. I started some broccoli and caluiflower from seeds. They have come up nicely. My question is, how do I keep them from getting leggy? Thanks!
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I can grow broccoli here in fall-early spring.After early spring,the weather gets too hot.
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I have tried something new this year. I started some broccoli and caluiflower from seeds. They have come up nicely. My question is, how do I keep them from getting leggy? Thanks! I'm a little confused. "so far (5/15/07)- 11 tomato plants, and 26 peppers(I think)!!!" Last year? It's time to get broccoli/cauliflower outside...................
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Sorry, I haven't updated my signiture since last year! I decided to start seeds inside THIS YEAR so that they have a head start. Where I live, it isn't quite time to place them outside yet. Can you do like tomatoes,(which shoot roots out) and bury the stem? Or are they more like peppers? Thanks! I've updated my signiture now- it is current! :)
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The thing about broccoli and cauliflower is, they're cool season crops. No need to wait until after the last frost. They'll take some frost, and if temps in the low 20's or colder are expected, they can be covered. I'm in zone 7, and all cole crops...broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts...should be planted out now. I'm thinking yours should, too, in zone 6, but soon, for sure. They don't like hot weather, so they do best in spring. I'm pretty sure that the stems should not be buried, they'd probably rot. Tomatoes root from the stem, most things don't. I personally would get the seedlings outdoors to harden off. A sheltered spot where they can get a few hours of sun a day and some breeze will do wonders for them. Bring them in on cold nights, and gradually give them more direct sun. One thing you can do indoors to help avoid "legginess" is to put a small fan on them. I use a $4 clip-on fan placed where it just stirs the leaves, this is great for peppers and 'maters especially, but it's good to have a breeze on anything after a few leaves develop. This is actually one of the really important reasons to harden things off...allow them to strengthen the stems before they're totally exposed to the elements. You should plant the peas and spinach soon, they both take even colder temps than broc and cauli. My peas sprouted March 1 and survived a 17 degree freeze. Lettuce and radishes survived in a cold-frame. In fact, one year I planted snowpeas in the fall and they survived the winter...just never grew much until the spring.
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ok! I have been using a fan- I'll try setting them outside in the next day or two. I am currently waiting for my garden to be plowed... So until that is done, I can't get in the garden. I have grown lettuce all summer, and it hasn't done to bad, but I want to get it out soon. I forget, but can you plant peas in the fall also? Thanks!
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Im in England , zone 7 I havent even planted my seeds, I hope that I am not too late.
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The thing about broccoli and cauliflower is, they're cool season crops. No need to wait until after the last frost. They'll take some frost, and if temps in the low 20's or colder are expected, they can be covered. I'm in zone 7, and all cole crops...broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts...should be planted out now. I'm thinking yours should, too, in zone 6, but soon, for sure. They don't like hot weather, so they do best in spring. I'm pretty sure that the stems should not be buried, they'd probably rot. Tomatoes root from the stem, most things don't. I personally would get the seedlings outdoors to harden off. A sheltered spot where they can get a few hours of sun a day and some breeze will do wonders for them. Bring them in on cold nights, and gradually give them more direct sun. One thing you can do indoors to help avoid "legginess" is to put a small fan on them. I use a $4 clip-on fan placed where it just stirs the leaves, this is great for peppers and 'maters especially, but it's good to have a breeze on anything after a few leaves develop. This is actually one of the really important reasons to harden things off...allow them to strengthen the stems before they're totally exposed to the elements. You should plant the peas and spinach soon, they both take even colder temps than broc and cauli. My peas sprouted March 1 and survived a 17 degree freeze. Lettuce and radishes survived in a cold-frame. In fact, one year I planted snowpeas in the fall and they survived the winter...just never grew much until the spring. Excellent post. It is truly amazing how many vegetables thrive on cooler temperatures. I am in zone 5 and my brocolli and cauliflower is in the ground on 15 April, (as are my potatoes). They thrive even with a few frosts. If I don't put them in early, the harvest product is very poor quality. Also in my area many commercial growers plant during the summer and harvest in the cool fall. I have never tried this late planting about 15 of July. The quality is better than the spring, since sometimes June is too hot when harvesting. Carrots will germinate if it is warm in April for seven or eight days, and if they germinate they are outstanding even if it turns cold. Carrots will take 21 days to germinate if too hot,and if really hot they will not germinate at all. Usually above 80F.
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