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Old 25-02-2007, 09:36 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Container Cabbages and Sprouts!


"Derek White" wrote in message
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"Derek White" wrote in message
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Yes, I know the idea is perhaps a little off the wall, but I have just
built a six foot by three foot 'container' (actually, its one of those
link-a-bord thingys), and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions
as regards my desire to plant some cabbages and sprouts in it. I don't
consider myself very worldly in vegetable planting (I am a mere container
potato man), but, as I love to eat cabbages and sprouts, can I do these
in a container this size, and are there any good varieties to use to get
the best results within the size constraints?

Any help would be much appreciated.


Oh, and the depth is about three foot.

Quick answer is of course you can, and because of the nature of the
container you can probably plant closer together than recommended - the
cabbages will do better than the sprouts, I should think. Buy plants in a
few weeks and pop them in. Have a Google for "container gardening" or
"square foot gardening" - there are heaps of leads to good advice.

Chris S