More Brassica Planting!

[aldersprig]

Tuesday, I put more brassicae in the ground!

This time it was a row of Brussels Sprouts, which despite growing like a tall stick of vegetation, require like 18" of spacing. I like planting stuff close together - French Intensive Gardening or Square Foot Gardening style - so spacing things that far apart is weird. But they don't seem to thrive without the space.

Then a row of cabbage. Cabbage! We'll see if we actually eat it...

I've got room for one more row in this bed. I think it'll be half kale and half broccoli.

Gooooooo Team Brassica!

Comments

[inventrix]

Interesting! Brussels sprouts must need a lot of root space.

[aldersprig]

hrrm!
I can't find anything in a quick google, but if I remember, I can check the roots at the end of the season.

Ah! They have a shallow root system, so perhaps they do spread out.