"Rob Barrett" wrote
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.


I haven't planted mine yet!
You will need to be careful as there is still the possibility of cold
weather and as your plants have been kept indoors they won't be able to
cope.
To get over this, for a week or so keep them in at night and put them our
during the day to get used to the great outdoors.
1. A S. facing fence may be too hot for them but it's worth a try. I
wouldn't plant closer than 2ft to the fence to allow the leaves to grow. You
can grow lettuce around them as they grow anyway.
2. That's what I do with all my brassica seedlings, and firm them/puddle
them in well.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK