A question.... how many true leaf stalks do you have below your first set of flowers ? Put another way... how many inches (feet) above the soil is your first set of flowers ?
I ask because I have it at the back of my head that the first flowers should appear after three leaf stalks have been produced.
When I sow early I find I get good, dark growth but the plants produce 7, 8 or maybe 10 leaf stalks before the first flowers arrive. This means the first truss is 3 or 4 feet above the ground and I end up with plants over the roof of the greenhouse before stopping them after the sixth truss.
I also find later sown seeds produce their first flowers around the same time as the earlies.
Does anyone else get this ?
I ask because I have it at the back of my head that the first flowers should appear after three leaf stalks have been produced.
When I sow early I find I get good, dark growth but the plants produce 7, 8 or maybe 10 leaf stalks before the first flowers arrive. This means the first truss is 3 or 4 feet above the ground and I end up with plants over the roof of the greenhouse before stopping them after the sixth truss.
I also find later sown seeds produce their first flowers around the same time as the earlies.
Does anyone else get this ?
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