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Re: Brussle Sprouts

The variety has been "Valiant".  I've ordered "Jade Cross" which I'm
planning to use this year.  What variety do you suggest?

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> From: Richard J. Noffke <collinsr@execpc.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Brussle Sprouts
> Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 9:40 AM
> 
> What variety are you raising?
> 
> ----------
> > From: Rene M. Lipshires <rene1@ibm.net>
> > To: Rebecca.Neason@foxinternet.net; veggie-list@eskimo.com
> > Subject: Re: Fertilizers
> > Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 5:28 AM
> > 
> > Steve,
> > 
> > I live in Massachusetts, zone 5. I usually raise the brussel sprouts
from
> > seed indoors, and transplant outside around mid april.  They grow okay
> all
> > year, but at the end of the year, the sprout tends to be smallish;
> actually
> > too small to eat.
> > any suggestions would be appreciated!  
> > 
> > Thanx.
> > 
> > Rene.  
> > 
> > ----------
> > > From: Neason <Rebecca.Neason@foxinternet.net>
> > > To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> > > Subject: Re: Fertilizers
> > > Date: Friday, January 09, 1998 9:11 PM
> > > 
> > > Rene M. Lipshires wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > I, too, amend my garden every fall and/or spring with compost that
is
> > "home
> > > > made".  Depending upon the type of vegetable, I also add organic
> > fertilizer
> > > > such as bone meal, blood meal, cotton seed meal, kelp meal, etc. 
> Every
> > > > other year in the fall, I had rock powders to my vegetable garden:
> rock
> > > > phosphate and greensand.  I've had my vege garden for three years
> now,
> > and
> > > > so far so good. Well, except for brussel sprouts.. they don't seem
to
> > want
> > > > to produce anything larger than a thimble.  (Any suggestions would
be
> > > > appreciated!)   In addition, I use drip irrigation which really
> helps;
> > not
> > > > only for keeping the garden watered well, but also saves on my
time.
> > > > 
> > > > Rene.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Rene,
> > > 
> > > Where do you live and what kind of soil do you have?  Brussels
sprouts
> > > are sensitive to daylength so if you plant them at the wrong time of
> > > year you won't get the sprouts.
> > > 
> > > Steve
> > > 
>
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