When to plant out brassicas

[Sonata]

Following on from my thoughts about what to plant in the runner bean section once they're down...I've got kale seedlings and PSB seedlings. It says to plant them out when they are 10 cm high - but the runner section won't be free until October. Dilemma!

Do I put the kale and PSB in pots and not plant out til October (and can I do that?), do I try to find somewhere else to put them, or do I sit down and cry into my tea?

Oh, and my runner beans (Red Knight) already have buds on them..so I'm thinking they might be a bit early (one has almost reached the top of the canes - 8 foot ones)..does this mean they'll die off/need to be chopped down before October?

Ta!

[TEB]

Yes I would put them in pots which is what I plan to do with my PSB as their bed wont be available for another 2 month, your runners will be fine and will naturally slow down in production, just nip off the tip when it gets to the height that you want.

[Sonata]

Thanks TEB..would a 10L Morrisons' one be big enough or too big? I think I overdid sowing again. I did 24 PSB seeds in modules and 13 kale and all the kales came up as have most of the PSB. I haven't the space or the mouths to feed.

Oops.

[TEB]

whats that in old money (is that the morrison flower buckets 8 for £0.99), my psb are going into individual 5" pots

[Sonata]

Er, 20 pints? Yep that's the big Morrisons buckets. 5" pots would be better and take up less room though...

[TEB]

and less compost