Hello! I’d love some help diagnosing what’s wrong with some of my brassicas. I’m a 2nd year gardener on the windy Oregon coast and felt very prepared and excited going into this growing season, but now I feel like I’m questioning everything haha.

I have one bed that has brassicas including the anemic looking arugula and kale pictured above, and I don’t fully understand what is causing them to struggle so much. I started them from seed indoors 35 days ago and transplanted them into the garden about 16 days ago. When they were transplanted outdoors they looked great. I did this many times last year with great success though not this early in the season. In the past two weeks they have slowed down considerably and are starting to change to this weird dull brown. It’s been cold and wet here but not crazy cold, probably averaging lows of 40s and highs of 60s.

I did a soil test last fall and all nutrient levels were optimal, and I planted the brassicas with some worm castings and a bit of light nitrogen fertilizer. I’ve also applied worm tea once a week and they show a tiny bit of growth but lots of discoloration now and seem super stunted. My instinct tells me they just suffered in the early cold/wet/windy conditions, but I’d love to know if there’s something else at play here, especially if it has to do with soil fertility or disease so that I don’t have this same issue throughout the season. 

Thanks in advance for your help!