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Re: Brussel sprouts

On Fri 05 Jun, Neason wrote:
> Marlynn Marcks wrote:
> > 
> > I have a bunch of Brussel sprout plants I started from seed and they are
> > doing well--growing by leaps and bounds, actually.  My query is, what
> > do I do to make decent sized sprouts.  I see golf ball sized ones in the
> > markets, but last year I had them the size of large peas or beans.  And
> > the top ones turned into little open cabbages.  I pinched out the top
> > when it was turnng cool like the books said and harvested the little
> > things after a few light frosts and they tasted great.  But I'd like
> > to have larger ones this year. Marlynn
> > 
> > 

 Some more points
 Loose sprouts are often due to loose soil at planting time, plant
 firmly in soil which has settled.
 Make sure they don't go dry during the summer months when the plant is
building its structure.
A foliar feed e.g. Miracle-gro in late summer can work wonders.
Next year get F1 hybrids, they are much easier to succeed with than the
older varieties. You will need 2 or 3 sorts for continuity, 1early,1
Christmas, 1 late.
I've never heard of pinching out the tops, but then the pigeons often do
that when the snows come. If not, you can cook these like a mini
cabbage.
Pick regularly to avoid old, bitter ones (usually the slow growers)


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Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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