Category: Projects – Challenge Brassica

  • The Best Time to Grow Brassicas is Winter

    It’s official, after my Challenge Brassica project this winter, the best time to grow brassicas is… drumroll …. the Winter. Why? The main reason and biggest reason is – that there are NO pests! Let me just wait until that sinks in a moment, yes I said No Pests. Brassicas like cabbages, kale, Brussels sprouts…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 6 – Kale & Cauliflowers Harvest

    Challenge Brassica – Part 6 – Kale & Cauliflowers Harvest

    I actually prefer growing Brassica’s during the Autumn and Winter. It’s so much easier with no caterpillars and no whitefly pests to deal with. It’s as easy as planting out, leaving them to grow and checking for cauliflowers every month or so. Let’s find out how the Brassica Raised Beds have been doing since October,…

  • Part 5 – Challenge Brassica – One Month Plantings Update

    Part 5 – Challenge Brassica – One Month Plantings Update

    A month has flown by and here’s the update, plants have green growth, merged into the gaps and weeds have sprouted. Let’s find out how things are going with the Brussels, Cauliflower and Kale plants. Why are Brassica’s Challenging to Grow? Here is the ‘Challenge Brassica’ Story so far… Bought Plug Plants and Potted on…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 4 – Exploring Netting, Hoops, Cages for all Budgets

    Challenge Brassica – Part 4 – Exploring Netting, Hoops, Cages for all Budgets

    The Brassicas are settling in to their newly replenished soil in their Raised beds for the winter so now all they need is a cover to protect from pigeons and the frost. Read my guide to Frost in Winter is Coming – All About Frost for Autumn/Winter Vegetables. Types of Covers for Vegetables Once you…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 3 – Planting & Spacings for Brassica’s

    Challenge Brassica – Part 3 – Planting & Spacings for Brassica’s

    It’s Planting time, here comes the fun bit. First things first, we need to check the spacing on the types of Brassica we are growing to check they have plenty of room to grow sideways and not bump into another plant. If your plants touch, then air doesn’t flow which means your plant could be…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 2 – Soil Replenishing & The No Dig Method

    It’s hard to believe but Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale and kohl Rabi all belong to the same family ‘Brassica Oleracea’. This means Wild Cabbage. Brassica’s are all leaves (apart from cauliflowers) and they need nitrogen in the soil and lots of it to form those rich in nutrients green leaves. These green leaves are…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 1 – What’s The Challenge?

    Challenge Brassica – Part 1 – What’s The Challenge?

    I think we ALL might have had enough of the Cabbage White Butterflies and/or caterpillars this year, decimating our brassica plants, but no, not me, nope, I’m nurturing a whole bunch of new brassica plug plants in the greenhouse. I love a challenge! You may think your plug plants are safe in the greenhouse, but…