Leggy brassicas

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  1. Sezzle

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    Hi guys!
    I'm growing brassicas for the first time this year: a few each of purple sprouting, kale, spring and winter cabbages. I've kept them indoors in a cool room to protect them from the slugs, pigeons, butterflies, etc, and I'm now hardening them off. Trouble is they've got a bit leggy, so can I plant them out deeper like you can with tomatoes?
     
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    Yes, you can plant them to the hilt Sezzle and knuckle them in hard.
     
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    "can I plant them out deeper"

    Definitely :thumb:, as Alice says.
     
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    Thats just what I did this week, my winter cabbage were a bit leggy, so I planted them deep. After a week in the ground they look much better.
     
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    :thku: Thanks guys, I'll do just that!
     
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