Comments on: NVS Meeting, Sprouts, Potatoes Clubroot http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/317/nvs-meeting-sprouts-potatoes-clubroot/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jon Wright http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/317/nvs-meeting-sprouts-potatoes-clubroot/#comment-4909 Jon Wright Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:46:27 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/317/nvs-meeting-sprouts-potatoes-clubroot/#comment-4909 I'm glad you mentioned sprouts blowing because i lost lots of these last season. In one part of the garden where i'd limed 3 months previous they did fine and in another area where i'd paid a little less attention to the soil they all blew. I thought it might be something to do with the soil being too acid so i'll take onboard some of the advice here and try again. The old boy next door to me produces amazing sprouts year in year out and when i ask him how he achieves great results he just asks if i'd like some LOL. I’m glad you mentioned sprouts blowing because i lost lots of these last season. In one part of the garden where i’d limed 3 months previous they did fine and in another area where i’d paid a little less attention to the soil they all blew.

I thought it might be something to do with the soil being too acid so i’ll take onboard some of the advice here and try again.

The old boy next door to me produces amazing sprouts year in year out and when i ask him how he achieves great results he just asks if i’d like some LOL.

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/317/nvs-meeting-sprouts-potatoes-clubroot/#comment-4905 John Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:18:19 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/317/nvs-meeting-sprouts-potatoes-clubroot/#comment-4905 Absolutely right, Peter. Firming in well helps stop the wind rock. Staking can help on windy sites as well. Absolutely right, Peter. Firming in well helps stop the wind rock. Staking can help on windy sites as well.

]]> By: Peter http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/317/nvs-meeting-sprouts-potatoes-clubroot/#comment-4904 Peter Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:28:49 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/317/nvs-meeting-sprouts-potatoes-clubroot/#comment-4904 very - very firm soil around the roots of sprouts will help prevent blowing, I have found. As always, with vegetables a bit of luck on your side seems to help. very – very firm soil around the roots of sprouts will help prevent blowing, I have found.

As always, with vegetables a bit of luck on your side seems to help.

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