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How to grow beautiful brassicas // Organic Winter Vegetable Garden // The Gardenettes

Growing beautiful brassicas is one of the delights of autumn and winter gardening. But how do you grow the best brassicas? Let me give you some tips! When I say “brassicas” I’m referring to plants in the Brassica or mustard genus - this includes a huge range of cool season favourites such as kale, pak choi, cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, and the old favourite brussels sprouts. When to plant - Brassicas love the cold, so they are generally sown as seed in late summer or seedlings autumn and early winter. If you’ve had trouble with your broccoli, cauliflower and other brassicas bolting to seed soon after planting, it means they aren’t getting enough winter chill - so try planting them earlier. Fertilising - leafy brassica crops like kale and pak choi are hungry for nitrogen - so a sprinkle composted chicken manure pellets or blood and bone at planting is perfect. But not too much! Broccoli, cauliflower and the rest will reward you with large florets if you give them a fortnightly dose of eco-aminogro mixed with eco-seaweed. This is a certified organic brew of beneficial nutrients that will feed the plants and help to keep them strong and healthy. Pests & Disease - aphids and cabbage moth caterpillar are the most common pests to attack brassicas. Both tend to be more active in late spring or early autumn when the weather is still relatively warm. You can use a spray of eco-oil to control aphids easily. This has no withholding period - meaning you can spray and harvest the same day. Go on regular cabbage moth caterpilar hunts and pick them off. Or use exclusion netting or fake deterrent moths (both available from The Diggers Club). So with these tips you will be growing beautiful brassicas in now time! Liked this video? Please give it a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe. Check out more videos on our channel here-    / thegardenettes   Snail mail can be sent to: PO Box 653, Hurstbridge VIC 3099 Australia Follow Us! Facebook:   / thegardenettes   Instagram:   / thegardenettes   Melissa King on Social Media: Facebook -   / kinginthegarden   Chloe Thomson on Social Media: Facebook -   / beantheredugthat   Instagram -   / beantheredugthat