Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
I've probably somewhat misrepresented the problem I have with Brassicas -- they aren't so much spindly as they just grow king of weird, with some of the root staying (or pushing out) above the soil line, causing the plants to flop over.
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion