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Re: Brussel Sprouts

Hi Susan--
A first frost won't kill the plants although several days below 28F might.
I like brussels sprouts small and tender, so I'd harvest as you need them,
until  you get a real cold snap, then pull the plants.  The nip of frost
will sweeten them up in my experience but I'll bet you could use them now.
If you do pull the plants and don't want to use them all at once you can
harvest the stalks and cut the individual sprouts off when you're ready to
cook them.  A stalk full of brussels sprouts is to my mind a lovely sight.
:>)
Happy harvest,
Havi


At 04:49 PM 10/1/97 GMT, you wrote:
>When are prussel sprouts ready to harvest.  I recall someone telling me to
>wait till after the first frost.  It takes away the bitterness.  Does the
>frost kill the plants or just affect the flavor.  In other words after the
>first frost should I pull them out of the ground or what.
>
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