Plants in the 'cabbage' family, a genus of mustard.
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like dew drops on brassica leaf margins
I fertilized and watered well today. It's early spring here. Had a look at the vegie patch at night to find some of the half grown brassicas are showing tiny drops of sea thru liquid at leaf margins ...
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Are new caterpillar eggs added daily to a brassica that's already under attack?
I've got a few broccoli plants which are under attack from caterpillars. They aren't currently netted.
I manually "weeded" all the caterpillars off the most distressed plant (and some of the other ...
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Why are the tops of my Brussels Sprouts turning purple?
What does it mean when the tops of the Brussels Sprouts start to turn purple?
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When should I start worrying about holes and leaf damage in my brassicas?
Brassicas are notoriously hard to protect and we have all seen cabbage and broccoli leaves stripped down to a sort of skeleton as a result of pests. But netting goes a long way to solving the problem.
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How should mustard seeds be collected?
This is probably a simple question but I just want to know any common advice for collecting seeds from mustard greens.
4-5 self-seeded mustards (Brassica juncea) popped up in the autumn and I just ...
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What is the best time and method for planting cauliflowers / broccoli in a southern US climate with frosts?
Inspired by the various brassicas questions, I was thinking of trying to grow some. Choosing something that I would eat, I'm thinking of either broccoli and/or cauliflower.
From what I have been able ...
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How to protect broccoli seedlings from high winds?
I am experimenting this autumn with more autumn/winter vegetables than I am used to. I have cabbages and leeks near maturity which will be the main events, but I've also put in some August sown purple ...
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My broccoli has started to head up. Anything I should know?
First time broccoli planter. A couple of my plants have just started to form heads, is there anything special I need to do? How do I know when its ready?
Also, what is the proper way to harvest ...
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Does it matter if my cabbage forms its heart some way off the ground?
My cabbages have been growing strongly, but until recently mostly big loose leaves, not hearts.
Now they're beginning to heart up, but some way up the stalk and off the ground (about 12-15cm up the ...
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Do brassicas like to be transplanted deeper than the previous pot?
I know that tomatoes should be transplanted deeper than they were in the previous pot.
When I'm potting up broccoli and cabbage, are they the same way? Can I bury part of the stem when I go from a ...
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How dangerous are the roots of brassicas (cabbage, broccoli etc)?
I've read that putting the roots of brassicas in the compost is a bad idea because of the risk of disease. I've also read that you shouldn't even plant them in the same spot for three years!
What ...
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Crop rotation theory v. practice
Every guide to growing vegetables will have an early section on rotating roots, brassicas and legumes. There might even be a little diagram with neat evenly spaced and sized areas marked out for each ...
