This bed is full!

By far the most intensive bed in my veg plot is the Peas and Beans, which also doubles as the Brassicas bed.  During summer it's mainly the former, and for the rest of the year it's the latter.  Right now it's a slightly eclectic mix of both, with two kinds of cabbage, a kale and some purple sprouting broccoli all leftover from last year; several batches of peas, plus newly planted runner and French beans.  There's a few cauliflower too--and not to mention radish, turnip, and kohlrabi seedlings newly coming up.  This bed is full!

So my trays of Brussels sprouts, kale, and broccoli will have to crowd together in the Holding bed, until there's some room at the end of summer, when they can finally transplant out at more reasonable spacing for autumn and winter harvest. 

I won't be planting summer brassicas this year;  last year they were badly damaged by caterpillars and consequently little was harvested.  But on the other side, I really ought to get my act together and put some protection on the young brassicas in the holding bed before the butterflies come out in force (any day now).