This was taken about 3 weeks ago, and has since shot up amazingly. The stem has filled out and is beginning to thicken up ready to start providing us with little sprouts, i hope!
Ironically the two plants under the Brassica cage got a little attacked by caterpillars…nothing me and my trowel couldn’t handle though - but the ones in the old potato buckets have been completely left alone. Maybe they prefer the challenge?
I’ll post a lot more about the brassicas soon…they’ve been hidden away from the butterflies, but as i finish work for the summer soon, i’ll be able to get out there during the day, and take some pictures of them under the meshy protection.
The build-a-ball cage is intact and surprisingly strong. It’s survived a proper battering by the wind. As the brussels inside are growing , they are growing out of the confined space. I’ve taken out the six metal poles at the corners and in the middle and replaced them with garden canes instead, which are half the height again.
This way, i can match the brussels growing with new canes. We made sure we cut the mesh so we had spare as a skirt, so that it would be extendable.
Tags: brussel sprouts, build-a-ball cage
July 16th, 2008 at 7:24 am
We’re going to keep an eye on your brussel sprouts. Ours are tall and thick but haven’t given us even one little sprout yet… closer to fall is what we’re guessing. Yours look great so far! We’re very interested in your little tent you built for them as well. We’d love to hear more!!
July 16th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Welcome to the blog - hope u like it here, i checked out yours earlier, will have a proper look at the weekend. I’m banking on the brussels for a winter crop…when not much else is out in the garden, but they went in dead early! The cage is a build a ball cage, i’ll post on it again over the summer!