Originally Posted by blumsden
Originally Posted by NWALJM
Brute I've been researching the same issue as you. I have an area that floods out easily (water recedes fairly fast) and is generally just damp and low-lying. A lot of my reading is saying brassicas like purple top turnips along with oats and wheat. I can't say that I have personal experience to prove it works, but it seems like a lot of guys saying you can get turnips to grow in really damp or wet soil with the right pH.

Brassica's don't like soil that holds water. Moist is one thing, holding water is something else.


We’ve had really good luck with brassicas in our plots. Maybe it’s an exception to the norm.


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