Brassicas

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    What do you grow??? and were do you grow them???

    ground, greenhouse, pollytunnel

    i want to grow mine in a greenhouse for next year, with 600mm high raised beds.

    something like this, but with a polycarb roof and walls

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      I would not recommend growing brassicas in a greenhouse or polytunnel, they are tough hardy plants and would suffer in the heat. It would be better to cover your structure with butterfly netting to keep off the two main pests, pigeons and cabbage whites.

      There are a range of different brassicas which provide crops throughout the year growing in open ground. I grow summer purple sprouting broccoli and black kale, in the autumn I'll get sprouts and Savoy cabbages, winter: red kale and cabbages, spring time; Kale and Spring Greens. I try and usually fail with cauliflower but keep persevering.
       
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        I'm very much with John on this and grow a similar range of brassicas. Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Black kale being the most successful. Brussels last year certainly didn't like the mild autumn. I've had mixed success with cauliflowers some years I get good ones, some years nothing. This year nothing as I forgot to buy seed
        A structure as per your photo with fine netting on it would work quite well.
        I sow most of mine in April and they are currently in nursery beds and will get planted out when time permits.
         
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          This is my current structure……but having read a lot online about people growing in greenhouse and polly’s all year round and without bug and pest issues, i thought i would ask here if anyone does this

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