How to sow and grow brassicas

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Brassicas are easy to grow and highly rewarding, offering higher nutritional when picked fresh from your garden.

by Karli Kiprov

Sowing

Sow in punnets for all leafy crops and direct in a well-prepared soil for root crops. Brassicas prefer a full sun position in a well-drained fertile soil with a pH between 6 and 7. Before planting out, improve soil with aged compost or well-rotted manure. Most brassicas become large plants so space carefully following the directions on the packet. Weed regularly and mulch to ...

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