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Sprouts
I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since
moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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On 29/12/2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote:
I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! Have you solidified the ground into which they are planted, for example by stamping around the plants? |
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On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 12:54:15 +0000, Broadback wrote:
On 29/12/2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! Have you solidified the ground into which they are planted, for example by stamping around the plants? Agreed. Stake them with canes if they waft in the wind. -- Jim S |
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On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote:
I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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On 30 Dec 2018 16:42, Roger Tonkin wrote:
In article , says... On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? Soil is a mixture of a typical brown soil, with so reddish more clay like bits put in by the landscape gardener as topsoil! Or it could be the other way round. No idea of the variety, had a disaster in the summer when the storage box blew open in a gale and all the seed packets got wet - so I chucked the seeds on the compost and the packets in the recycling bin. Sorry Possibly too much nitrogen and soil too loose as others have said. Our clay/silt packs down to concrete with rain and sun so I never have to concern myself with treading the young plants in, it happens anyway. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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In message , Bob Hobden
writes On 30 Dec 2018 16:42, Roger Tonkin wrote: In article , says... On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? Soil is a mixture of a typical brown soil, with so reddish more clay like bits put in by the landscape gardener as topsoil! Or it could be the other way round. No idea of the variety, had a disaster in the summer when the storage box blew open in a gale and all the seed packets got wet - so I chucked the seeds on the compost and the packets in the recycling bin. Sorry Possibly too much nitrogen and soil too loose as others have said. Our clay/silt packs down to concrete with rain and sun so I never have to concern myself with treading the young plants in, it happens anyway. If it's too much nitrogen, would the occasional 'feed' with Epsom Salts help? -- Ian |
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On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:56:05 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Bob Hobden writes On 30 Dec 2018 16:42, Roger Tonkin wrote: In article , says... On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? Soil is a mixture of a typical brown soil, with so reddish more clay like bits put in by the landscape gardener as topsoil! Or it could be the other way round. No idea of the variety, had a disaster in the summer when the storage box blew open in a gale and all the seed packets got wet - so I chucked the seeds on the compost and the packets in the recycling bin. Sorry Possibly too much nitrogen and soil too loose as others have said. Our clay/silt packs down to concrete with rain and sun so I never have to concern myself with treading the young plants in, it happens anyway. If it's too much nitrogen, would the occasional 'feed' with Epsom Salts help? Can't resist. Epsom salts after Brussel Sprouts eems a recipe for disaster :-) -- Jim S |
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In message , Jim S
writes On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:56:05 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote: In message , Bob Hobden writes On 30 Dec 2018 16:42, Roger Tonkin wrote: In article , says... On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? Soil is a mixture of a typical brown soil, with so reddish more clay like bits put in by the landscape gardener as topsoil! Or it could be the other way round. No idea of the variety, had a disaster in the summer when the storage box blew open in a gale and all the seed packets got wet - so I chucked the seeds on the compost and the packets in the recycling bin. Sorry Possibly too much nitrogen and soil too loose as others have said. Our clay/silt packs down to concrete with rain and sun so I never have to concern myself with treading the young plants in, it happens anyway. If it's too much nitrogen, would the occasional 'feed' with Epsom Salts help? Can't resist. Epsom salts after Brussel Sprouts eems a recipe for disaster :-) True. I do love sprouts - but over the past week, I've had more than an 'ample sufficiency' of them - and there's still about half a dozen to finish off. Not only do they keep you regular, they also keep you frequent. -- Ian |
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:04:27 Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Jim S writes On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:56:05 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote: In message , Bob Hobden writes On 30 Dec 2018 16:42, Roger Tonkin wrote: In article , says... On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? Soil is a mixture of a typical brown soil, with so reddish more clay like bits put in by the landscape gardener as topsoil! Or it could be the other way round. No idea of the variety, had a disaster in the summer when the storage box blew open in a gale and all the seed packets got wet - so I chucked the seeds on the compost and the packets in the recycling bin. Sorry Possibly too much nitrogen and soil too loose as others have said. Our clay/silt packs down to concrete with rain and sun so I never have to concern myself with treading the young plants in, it happens anyway. If it's too much nitrogen, would the occasional 'feed' with Epsom Salts help? Can't resist. Epsom salts after Brussel Sprouts eems a recipe for disaster :-) True. I do love sprouts - but over the past week, I've had more than an 'ample sufficiency' of them - and there's still about half a dozen to finish off. Not only do they keep you regular, they also keep you frequent. Run a close second by Jerusalem artichokes! David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:04:27 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Jim S writes On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:56:05 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote: In message , Bob Hobden writes On 30 Dec 2018 16:42, Roger Tonkin wrote: In article , says... On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? Soil is a mixture of a typical brown soil, with so reddish more clay like bits put in by the landscape gardener as topsoil! Or it could be the other way round. No idea of the variety, had a disaster in the summer when the storage box blew open in a gale and all the seed packets got wet - so I chucked the seeds on the compost and the packets in the recycling bin. Sorry Possibly too much nitrogen and soil too loose as others have said. Our clay/silt packs down to concrete with rain and sun so I never have to concern myself with treading the young plants in, it happens anyway. If it's too much nitrogen, would the occasional 'feed' with Epsom Salts help? Can't resist. Epsom salts after Brussel Sprouts seems a recipe for disaster :-) True. I do love sprouts - but over the past week, I've had more than an 'ample sufficiency' of them - and there's still about half a dozen to finish off. Not only do they keep you regular, they also keep you frequent. Never share a bed with a vegetarian. -- Jim S |
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In article ,
says... On 30 Dec 2018 16:42, Roger Tonkin wrote: In article , says... On 29 Dec 2018 11:49, Roger Tonkin wrote: I've grown some sprouts this year for the first time since moving house, and the results very disappointing. Plants are quite tall, and as the sprouts develop, they do not form a tight sprout, but burst open and form just tiny leaves. I know they are not in an idea bed, it is narrow and surrounded on three sides by fences or walls and facing east only gets sun until about 10.00am. I'm not sure about the soil, it has not been used for a number of years, being I think a lawn of sorts. Just wondering why they seem to grow as normal until the important time! What's the soil type? Variety? Soil is a mixture of a typical brown soil, with so reddish more clay like bits put in by the landscape gardener as topsoil! Or it could be the other way round. No idea of the variety, had a disaster in the summer when the storage box blew open in a gale and all the seed packets got wet - so I chucked the seeds on the compost and the packets in the recycling bin. Sorry Possibly too much nitrogen and soil too loose as others have said. Our clay/silt packs down to concrete with rain and sun so I never have to concern myself with treading the young plants in, it happens anyway. Thanks to all. Must admin, they are more than a bit wobly, but then the wind swirls around tere. Never really thought that it was just loosely rooted plants that caused the problem. -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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