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We love to eat sprouts and are trying very hard to find one that does not grow too tall as our allotment is very windy, (not sure if that is to do with the sprouts)!!
We bought three different types last year for this years growing which said they were not tall. One was actually called half tall.
Are they growing too tall because of our growing practices, we work on a no dig basis but do put a good amount of compost on the beds each year. The sprouts on the plants are lovely buttons, good and firm none of them are blown. It is just the plants are taller than we expected I would say they were about three and a half feet tall and that is because we cut the tops to stop them growing any taller. The reason we need them to be short plants is we grow them in a frame with netting over the top to stop the cabbage whites and pigeons eating them.
If anyone has suggestions on growing techniques and types we would love to have your advice.
We love to eat sprouts and are trying very hard to find one that does not grow too tall as our allotment is very windy, (not sure if that is to do with the sprouts)!!
We bought three different types last year for this years growing which said they were not tall. One was actually called half tall.
Are they growing too tall because of our growing practices, we work on a no dig basis but do put a good amount of compost on the beds each year. The sprouts on the plants are lovely buttons, good and firm none of them are blown. It is just the plants are taller than we expected I would say they were about three and a half feet tall and that is because we cut the tops to stop them growing any taller. The reason we need them to be short plants is we grow them in a frame with netting over the top to stop the cabbage whites and pigeons eating them.
If anyone has suggestions on growing techniques and types we would love to have your advice.
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