Brussels Sprouts seeds
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Comments (9)One other thing no one mentioned is that many brussel sprout varieties mature differently. There are early, mid and late season ones. "Long Island" seems to be listed as a mid. Last year I grew "Cumulus" which is listed at 170-180 days (mid-late). I seeded the first week of May (in flats) and had sprouts for sale a few weeks before Thanksgiving. The sprouts held great over the winter and I only just finished harvesting off these plants last week. Another variety like "Gustus" could be seeded the same time and be ready as early as september. I've never tried any early sprouts as they don't hold well and are prone to serious aphid damage where I live. That plus i'm still eating corn and tomatoes in Sept. and definitely not craving brussel sprouts! -Mark This post was edited by madroneb on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 1:12...See MorePlanting Brussel Sprouts from seed - direct sow?
Comments (8)Thanks everyone. Guess I'll be popping those seeds into some little starter pots and put them in some shade on the deck today! Angela, thanks for that link, great resource. I think we have time, we're not off by too far if we do it now! I got the last pack of BS seeds at Lowe's yesterday so apparently everyone else around had that info! ;-). They didn't have rutabaga seeds which is the other thing I want to grow, but I have to go to a specialty nursery here to get those. It was funny, I asked the guy how many seeds he had (as in "do I have to rush down there?" and he said, "don't worry, you may be the only person in Wake County who plants rutabaga" and laughed. This will be my first attempt with rutabaga, so any tips on that will also be appreciated! I heard it's easy to grow. I just couldn't imagine planting cool weather plant seeds in this heat, but planting in the shade/sun and then transplanting makes sense! (Already looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner with BS and rutabaga :-)...See MoreLooking for Brussels Sprouts seeds
Comments (1)In case you haven't found the brussels sprouts seeds yet, I was just at Home Depot on South Virginia and they have them there. Nancy...See Morewhen to start brussels sprouts seed zone 6?
Comments (8)I grew Catskill last year. I started from seed on June 20 and transplanted to the garden on August 1. They grew well but cabbage worms were somewhat of a problem and I had to treat with BT-K once a week or so to keep them at bay (this year I plan to use shade cloth/row cover). My plants got about 30+" tall and started to put on sprouts in early October. The sprouts never did get very big, maybe the size of a large marble but there were a lot of them. Some of the sprouts higher up on the stalk never did firm up. One of the plants stalk kind of grew sideways and that plant never did put on sprouts. I have learned that you want to make sure the stalk stays vertical for best production. I ordered a hybrid type this year called Jade Cross E which are a couple weeks earlier than Catskill and are supposed to be more reliable for sprout production and size. I will start 8 from seed in mid June and plant out into a 4x8 raised bed around July 20 and protect with shade cloth. They are going to follow my first planting of bush beans (Provider) so they can benefit from any added nitrogen that the bean roots can provide....See Moregran2
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