Hi all,
I've been lurking for awhile and learning alot. I'm an American
non-gardener now studying in Durham and catching the gardening bug.
Thanks for sharing the richness of your community!

I've got some Brussels sprouts seedlings on the windowsill that I hope
to plant out in a few weeks and I'm trying to decide where to put them.
I've got a fence on the north side of the garden and was thinking of
putting a row along the south side of the fence. Two questions:

(1) How close to the fence can I plant them? I'm trying to keep from
using up too much of the vegetable patch along that fence.

(2) I think I read somewhere that they should be planted out deeper than
they are in the pots -- with the soil coming up to the first leaves on
the stalk. Did I dream that up or am I remembering correctly? The
seedlings have gotten kind of floppy, so I expect this will help them
stand better.

many thanks for any advice,
Rob