William, that is the kind of thing I was thinking of. Also, just plain cooler temps all day and night should produce slower and stockier growth for some species. And I know that all Brassicas I grow prefer cool.
>> 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.
I guess it was hard for that to sink into my brain. Now I see what was meant by "maybe sow them a little deeper".
I wonder whether chunky, gritty mixes promote or prevent that tendency compared to fine, peaty mixes?
