Probably not gonna work, but......

[David from Dothan]

.......not many things, gardening-wise, frustrates me more than leggy, spindly seedlings. So, just for grins and giggling, I replanted, DEEP, a Brussels Sprout and a broccoli seedling to see what would happen........film at 11.

 

[Chuck]

.......not many things, gardening-wise, frustrates me more than leggy, spindly seedlings. So, just for grins and giggling, I replanted, DEEP, a Brussels Sprout and a broccoli seedling to see what would happen........film at 11. View attachment 45485

You can plant deeper but without sufficient light they will just get leggy again. Akin to lowering the river instead of raising the bridge. And by planting deeper your risking stem rot. They aren't like tomatoes which will grow roots up the buried stem.

 

[headfullofbees]

It's seldom I disagree with Chuck, but I believe the risk of stem rot to be minimal.
Many, many, many brassicas are started in seed beds FOR THE VERY PURPOSE OF TRANSPLANTING DEEPER later on. They have little in the way of roots, so burying them deeper helps guard against drought and lodging.
I even earth mine up when they grow tall.
He is right about the light though.

 

[David from Dothan]

It's seldom I disagree with Chuck, but I believe the risk of stem rot to be minimal.
Many, many, many brassicas are started in seed beds FOR THE VERY PURPOSE OF TRANSPLANTING DEEPER later on. They have little in the way of roots, so burying them deeper helps guard against drought and lodging.
I even earth mine up when they grow tall.
He is right about the light though.

Well......that being said, by a Brit (and I have followed MANY allotment sites for inspiration and tips, for years), who ALWAYS has to "be on your toes" and "think outside the box" because of having such difficult weather patterns to overcome.....I am encouraged to plant ALL of them deep in the raised beds as soon as the true leaves develop.

 

[David from Dothan]

UPDATE ON EXPERIMENT......The true leaves have come on and the VERY leggy broccolli are buried DEEP in the bed.......Now we wait.......

 

[headfullofbees]

Remember to walk all over the soil when you have planted them. Many brassicas like compacted soil as it lends more support. Cauliflowers and brussels sprouts are the two which best spring to mind.
Remember to protect from birds and slugs/snails.
Pigeons especially will decimate them.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Remember to walk all over the soil when you have planted them. Many brassicas like compacted soil as it lends more support. Cauliflowers and brussels sprouts are the two which best spring to mind.
Remember to protect from birds and slugs/snails.
Pigeons especially will decimate them.

Here in the land o' cotton one good rain will compact the clay soil.

 

[La Garden]

ewww brussel sprouts

 

[DirtMechanic]

ewww brussel sprouts

What is the name of the game where you hold your loved one under the covers after eating brussel sprouts? Turtle?

 

[headfullofbees]

What is the name of the game where you hold your loved one under the covers after eating brussel sprouts? Turtle?

We, in the UK, call it a Dutch Oven.

 

[David from Dothan]

UPDATE........5 days after deep planting the leggy broccoli, the plants HAVE shown growth........but are beginning to look like this. Not sure, yet, but it may be stem rot as Chuck had said might happen.

 

[DirtMechanic]

potassium carbonate?

 

[David from Dothan]

potassium carbonate?

Noooo.......broccoli......hahaha.....jk............COULDN'T resist.......

 

[DirtMechanic]

Noooo.......broccoli......hahaha.....jk............COULDN'T resist.......

Ok time for you to go out more....

 

[David from Dothan]

potassium carbonate?

I checked Google's images of potassium deficiency in plants and couldn't find a picture that looks like what's going on here.....Course, I reckon that could be a factor. Perplexed by the tiny holes appearing in the leaves.