Last year,my first year on an allotment, I had disastrous
results with Brussels sprouts.
They all opened up like flowers and I was told that I had not
transplanted them deep enough and not firmed them into the
ground enough.
OK, so I have followed advice and hopefully this will make things
right for this years crop.

Thinking back, the other problem I had was white fly, I had loads
of them, I sprayed with soapy water but it didn't seem to get rid
of them.
I don't know what harm they do, if any, but in any case I would
like to be free of them so now the question.

How do I prevent them in the first place and if I can't prevent them
coming, how do I get rid of them.??

Advice would be appreciated.

Wally

Wally wrote:
Last year,my first year on an allotment, I had disastrous
results with Brussels sprouts.
They all opened up like flowers and I was told that I had not
transplanted them deep enough and not firmed them into the
ground enough.
OK, so I have followed advice and hopefully this will make things
right for this years crop.

Thinking back, the other problem I had was white fly, I had loads
of them, I sprayed with soapy water but it didn't seem to get rid
of them.
I don't know what harm they do, if any, but in any case I would
like to be free of them so now the question.

How do I prevent them in the first place and if I can't prevent them
coming, how do I get rid of them.??

Advice would be appreciated.

Wally


I suspect it is too late now. The best sprouts I have ever grown were on
a neglected allotment. I simply took of the top layer of weeds then
planted then in the rock hard ground. My Father always said the best way
to plant sprouts was with a crow bar, seems he was correct.

"Wally" wrote ...
Last year,my first year on an allotment, I had disastrous
results with Brussels sprouts.
They all opened up like flowers and I was told that I had not
transplanted them deep enough and not firmed them into the
ground enough.
OK, so I have followed advice and hopefully this will make things
right for this years crop.

Thinking back, the other problem I had was white fly, I had loads
of them, I sprayed with soapy water but it didn't seem to get rid
of them.
I don't know what harm they do, if any, but in any case I would
like to be free of them so now the question.

How do I prevent them in the first place and if I can't prevent them
coming, how do I get rid of them.??

Advice would be appreciated.

I think last years weather may have had a bearing on the problem as some of
ours did the same.

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Regards
Bob Hobden

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Wally" wrote ...
Last year,my first year on an allotment, I had disastrous
results with Brussels sprouts.
They all opened up like flowers and I was told that I had not
transplanted them deep enough and not firmed them into the
ground enough.
OK, so I have followed advice and hopefully this will make things
right for this years crop.

Thinking back, the other problem I had was white fly, I had loads
of them, I sprayed with soapy water but it didn't seem to get rid
of them.
I don't know what harm they do, if any, but in any case I would
like to be free of them so now the question.

How do I prevent them in the first place and if I can't prevent them
coming, how do I get rid of them.??

Advice would be appreciated.

I think last years weather may have had a bearing on the problem as some
of ours did the same.

Mine were fine. I have permanent whitefly on my outdoor brassica but they
don't seem to do any harm to the plants or me. They're easily washed off.

Put some cold water in a bowl, add a SMALL squirt of washing up liquid (a
couple of drops) and put the leaves or whatever in. Leve for half an hour.
Wash in cold water.

Mary


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Regards
Bob Hobden

Broadback wrote:

Wally wrote:
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I suspect it is too late now. The best sprouts I have ever grown were on
a neglected allotment. I simply took of the top layer of weeds then
planted then in the rock hard ground. My Father always said the best way
to plant sprouts was with a crow bar, seems he was correct.
The best sprouts I ever grew, were as a result of advice from an elderly
neighbour. After preparing the seed bed I ran the lawn roller back and
forth across it, until it was so compacted I could hardly get the
dibber in. The sprouts were magnificient that year, and for every year
that I planted them that way.
Alas, no vegetable garden now.

Peter

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He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I
could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far
from being gruntled.
P.G. Wodehouse 1881 -1975