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Cabbage, Cauliflower and Broccoli problems
Graham Blowers
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in Fruit & veg
Why does my cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli have such long stems when growing. They can be 2 to 3 feet from the soil to the heads.
I do get reasonable heads and they are edible. I have been growing them for the last 3/4 years but always the same problem.
I grow them in a net and the heads grow to the top of the net.
What am I doing wrong?
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Is your veg patch shady?
Broccoli is a tall plant - mine are often a metre plus tall, but cabbages and caulis are usually shorter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks
The patch is in the sun for part of the day, Midday onward from May through the summer.
I will see what happens this year.