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Brussel Sprouts
"Rob G" wrote in message oups.com... On 17 Sep, 13:11, "Robert \(Plymouth\)" remove my other hobby to reply wrote: snip I'd be pleased to hear anyone else's experience as I can't see how the firmness of the soil relates to the firmness of the sprouts. We always do the famous gardeners' dance on the back of the heels to firm the ground down for all sprouts and cabbages that need to hearten up. Best way I find is to clear the previous crop and just hoe the ground rather than digging it and it is already nice and firm. Why it works is a mystery to me but , on the whole, it does work. Like the others said though, any greens that they produce are good especially the tops which are a late winter treat,not to be missed. Raises the interesting thought on how do the commercial growers achieve this ? Mental picture of them hiring in the army and getting a battalion of squaddies to march up and down the fields ! Or do they roll first and somehow plant through the hard surface ? Rob Thanks Rob, Exactly what I was discussing only about an hour ago! I don't know how they do it but I had a mental picture of a farmer walking all over his field, stamping on the ground before sowing! I don't think so! I assume that they plough the field well before sowing time and then let the ground settle. It was, I thought, just an interesting question because the allotment holder next door to me always shuffles and stamps his way slowly along the rows where the sprouts are to be planted and it was he who told me why he did it. I laughed but this year mine were all extremely loose-leaved and his are nice and tight sprouts! I was hoping to tell him the "real" reason for my problem in order to score a point because he's a very nice chap but one of those who knows everything - a bit like a character in a TV programme I saw many years ago - I'm sure someone will remember it! Regards John |
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