Thinning out the brassicas

[OllieMartin]

I guess 2/3 of them will provide some good compost food then.

Would you recommend:
a) Removing 2 in 3 of them and leaving the 3rd in place
b) Removing all but the largest, most healthy 3rd and transplanting those to the same density

If you see what I mean.

[snohare]

Don't ask me about planting densities, but instead of composting the extra ones why not offer them on Freecycle ? Or if it comes to that, sell them in the local paper. Waste not want not, make a gardening friend...

[Two_Sheds]

eat the thinnings, don't compost them.
Shred finely and stir-fry, yum.

As to spacings, you need to check your seed packet ... I don't know what brassicas you've got there

[OllieMartin]

I was wondering how succeful you thought transplanting the larger ones would be.

Hmm, I thought the outside leaves would be too tough to eat.

Will be trying that today then. Thanks

[Florence Fennel]

My caulis are about 6-8" apart Ollie and I harvested 4 last night all with a flower about 6" across, so a decent size. The ones that are left in will now grow twice as big. I did this last year and got some huge ones. I suppose this is thinning, but on a large scale!

[OllieMartin]

^Then I guess I'll try that with my caulis.

Have thinned 3 of my cabbages as I think they'll suffer the most, making cabbage soup as I type. But it's going to take a lot of soup to use all of those cabbages up!

[Florence Fennel]

^Then I guess I'll try that with my caulis.

Have thinned 3 of my cabbages as I think they'll suffer the most, making cabbage soup as I type. But it's going to take a lot of soup to use all of those cabbages up!

Shred it, blanch it, freeze it, use it as and when.