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Hi. I’m Dave Epstein for Growing Wisdom. And today, we’re going to talk about planting some of those cold weather crops, things like broccoli, kale, brussel sprouts, and even cabbage, they can all go in the ground early in the season. They are all members of the brassica family, and the brassica family grow the same way. They love the cool weather and they will handle a little bit of a light frost. You want to space them according to the directions. So for example, the broccoli is going to be about three feet apart. As they get really big, if they’re too close together, they’ll start competing with each other. You need light, water, soil nutrients and even airflow around each individual plant.
Dig your hole, space them about three feet apart. If you plant them too close together, they could get some diseases. Take the plants out of the cell packs, put them in the hole, pack the soil around them, and then you’re done. It’s really that simple. I’ve planted six of these broccoli plants today and this will yield a nice little crop for me in a couple of months.
You can repeat the steps with things like cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale and other cold weather crops like lettuces as well. So any of these crops will be ready in anywhere from 50 to 80 days, it really depends on the crop and also how long you’re going to leave it. Some crops will produce for several weeks in a row.
For Growing Wisdom, I’m Dave Epstein.
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