"Part_No" wrote in message
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Hello group
I hope you all had your best cropping year as I have(partially)
My first two years gardening a veg plot were a learning for me and to get
what I thought was a good soil, and I thought I had it.

I live in S****horpe which is in UK South of Hull

I have had a great third year with my veg plot: potatoes, beans, tomatoes,
herbs, onions, garlic, shallotts etc.

My cabbages and cauliflowers however have failed for two years running!
In the first year I had cabbage maggot, and I got over that problem this
year by using "collars" to stop them laying eggs at the roots.

THIS year they have looked lovely and green, but have not "hearted up"
despite feeding them at regular intervals with blood/fish/bone and also
growmore.

3 small plots, one with blood/fish/bone the second with growmore, the
third
with both (and a couple with no fertilizer at all...they are useless)

I have rung the changes so that my own cultivations and shop bought are in
shared and different beds to eliminate fault but all are the same.

What can I be doing wrong?

Thanks for reading this lengthy text.
Part_No

They shouldn't need regular feeding with blood fish and bone. I mean it's
not an exact science, the way I do it is to ensure the allotment is annually
fed with manure or compost and a fertiliser such as the one you suggest is
added in the spring. The ground must be firm for the plants to heart up so
tred the ground down before planting. I add a small amount of lime to the
planting hole to help avoid club root and I also plant club root resistant
ones. Mine have been hearted up for a month or two now but they hold up well
and should last a into the winter. I wonder if your feed is too much and
it's stunting the roots??

Robert
www.rraa.moonfruit.com