"James Fidell" wrote ((SNIP))

On a related issue, most of my brassica seedlings (cabbages, sprouts and
cauliflowers, particularly) sprout and then keel over to one side until
the base of the first set of true leaves touches the ground, after which
they grow normally. To the best of my recollection they've always done
this with no apparent ill effects. Is this normal behaviour, or am I
doing something wrong?


If you are then so am I. :-)

I just plant them down to the first leaves when transplanting them.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK