Flattened crops from rain

[chris]

Do you just leave them to it? A couple PSB, Radish, and Lettuces are erm, flat - oh and some beetroot. Will the root veg bulb up ok? It seems as if they've come out the ground, grown along it before I noticed since having some heavy rain, and now are turning upright again.

I've tried earthing up the PSB for stability, but to no avail.

[Jeanied]

The salad stuff should be fine, Chrismarks. It is a good idea to draw the soil up round the root to give it more stability though.
Your PSB needs firming in - brassicas like a very firm soil to grow in and taller ones may need staking to get them through to production stage. The only exception to this rule is cauliflower, so I understand.

[Nicos]

Ha!...you should have seen my brassicas last year- more horizontal than vertical after their wibbly wobbly start!

Yup- I'll be staking mine more solidly this year

Oh - and yes-salads...wot J sed!

[chris]

great stuff - thanks