An epic invasion
Monday, August 18th, 2008
The Brassicas growing under our enviromesh are doing well, although i think the small space has inhibited the plants ability to grow well and produce veg. I’m considering only growing big brassicas such as brussels and broccoli, if i get an allotment for next year. In a space of only 1.2m by 2.4m we have have a brussel plant, 3 purple sprouting broccoli, 2 savoy cabbage plants and a couple of caulis. They have grown well, with some small sprouts growing, but really, no space is available for them to grow properly.
The other option would be to grow them outside the netting. As can be seen from the above picture, i’m not sure that is possible in the country. Not only do the slugs munch at the emerging seedlings, but the growing plants are then destroyed by caterpillars. Needless to say both of these plants have been chopped up and binned. Visiting a friends allotment last week showed me that it isn’t just me though…i don’t think i saw a decent brassica the whole time i was there!
If i did decide to get rid of this part of the rotation, this bed would probably become a roots bed, to give more space to things like onions, carrots and parsnips that we eat a lot of.
