Marts
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Overwintering vegetables questionI have planted out Early Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Romanescu cauliflowers and was wondering if I need to protect them in any way through winter?
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OtleyLad
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The Purple Sprouting is tough as old boots as long as its not on ground that gets waterlogged for long periods. The cauli may be more tender- if its on free-drainig land it should be ok - but a fleece type cloche might help protect emerging heads in harsh weather.
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Tavascarow
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Bird & rabbit protection might be useful too even if you don't usually have a problem with them at other times of the year.
In the winter wild food is less abundant so tasty brassicas become all the more tempting.
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fivespud364
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the broccoli will be absolutely fine and im sure where you are the romanesco will be too
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Marts
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Cheers all.
Bird protection is probably a good idea. I don't think a rabbit has within sniffing distance of this place for centuries though. 
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robkb
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Hi Marts,
You'll definitely need netting to keep the pigeons off - lost all my PSB the first year on the allotment because I was too tight to buy any. Didn't make that mistake again!
As for the weather protection, most brassicas are tough as old boots - mine sat quite happily in the ground throughout last winter, getting rained on, frosted and buried under several inches of snow!
Cheers,
Rob.
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