On 2011-11-03, Mike Lyle wrote:

Hi Adam. OT: Although Australian is my native tongue ("Our land is
dirt by sea"), I'm uncomfortable at seeing soil called "dirt".

Why, because "dirt" sounds "dirty"? "Soil" sounds, um, "soiled"!


What you suggest seems reasonable, as long as you feed the soil up and
watch out for pests and diseases - and, as already advised, stiffen up
the stuff intended for brassicas.

As a matter of great interest, how did your container-grown beans and
brassicas do? And how big are the containers?

Well, I didn't actually grow any brassicas this year, but I might next
year. The beans did well for the late start: I planted them; the
slugs ate them; I planted them again and put more anti-slug agents
down; so they were a bit late in the season.