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Removing the blown sprouts and giving some additional feeding with a high nitrogen liquid fertiliser may stop the problem. The buttons become loose rather than tight and firm. Wind rock and lack of nutrients is the most common cause of “blown” sprouts.If cabbage root fly is a problem on your site you can use brassica collars to keep the fly away until the plants are established.Brussels sprouts can be troubled by the clubroot fungus causing swollen and distorted roots and stunted growth.Growing Brassicas on a Clubroot Infected Plot.Clubroot Resistant Varieties of Brassicas.Guide to Club Root Plasmodiophora brassicae – Control Clubroot.About & Controlling Cabbage Root Fly – Delia radicum brassicae.Fertiliser Requirements of Cabbages & Leafy Brassicas.12 Tips for Success with Leafy Brassicas.It produces a heavy crop of medium sized, firm button sprouts that retain their excellent quality over a long period of time from mid-December to late March. Trafalgar is a modern hybrid that has a superb flavour that sets it apart from other varieties.Nelson is a great early maturing variety, September through – December, that produces lots of even sized dark coloured, sweet tasting buttons.Wellington is an F1 Hybrid crops heavy from December through March.Buttons can be harvested from October onwards but the colour develops in intensity after a hard frost. It has a milder, nuttier flavour than standard green types. Falstaff Is a novelty purple-red sprout that matures over a long period.Red Delicious is a late season sprout with tightly packed, red buttons that are ready in December but will hold until March.Varieties of Brussels Sproutsįor something different on both plot and plate, why not try growing some red Brussels sprouts? They’re certainly different looking and they do taste well. They can be picked fresh from September until February. They are a slow growing vegetable, and take 26 to 31 weeks to reach maturity. Brussels Sprouts are a member of the brassica family so club root may be a problem if you have it on your plot. They also contain glucosinolates – compounds which may help to prevent cancer. They are delicious if grown and cooked correctly – see Brussels sprouts recipes and are an excellent source of vitamins C and D and dietary fibre. Sources: Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening Sunset The Western Garden Book California Master Gardener Handbook Johnny's Selected Seeds, Territorial Seed Company, Submitted by Master Gardener Karen Kreisel, 2007.How to Grow Brussels Sprouts – A Guide to Growing Brussels Sprouts Brassica Oleracea Brussels Sproutsīrussels Sprouts were a popular vegetable in Belgium, hence the name. Cabbage loopers, slugs, snails, cabbage maggot, aphids, mildew, and Fusarium. Don't plant in the same place as other cole crops year after year due to disease and insect problems.Ĭommon Problems: Brussel sprouts are susceptible to the same insects and diseases as the cabbage family and other cole crops. On the Mendocino coast you can plant transplants in August/September for a winter crop or in early spring February/March/April for a summer crop. When transplanting outside they can be buried deeper than they were originally growing, up to the first leaves. Allow 7-8 weeks for them to grow before transplanting. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in small pots in temperatures of 55-75F. Propagation: They are most effectively started from seeds indoors. Seeds can be collected and last 3-4 years. A single plant will yield 50-100 sprouts. Harvest from the bottom up breaking off the leaf below each sprout that you harvest. Frost actually enhances the flavor of the sprouts.
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Excess nitrogen can discolor the plant and cause loose buds. They can be fed with a foliar spray once or twice a month. The addition of phosphorous is also important for good blooms. *locally recommended and disease resistantĬultivation and Harvest: They are considered heavy feeders, preferring rich compost especially at the initial planting. Some cultivars: 'Jade Cross Hybrid'*, 'Long Island Improved'*, 'Bubbles' (great taste, 88 days), 'Roodnerf'(open pollinated), 'Rubine' (heirloom purple/red), 'Vancouver' (commercial crop), 'Oliver' (F1) (earliest brussel sprout 90 days to maturity),'Diablo' (F1) (late season 110 days). Brussel sprouts are a cool season crop and a member of the cole crops. Accrual Mistress Bookkeeping and Consultingīrussel Sprouts Grow an edible sculpture in the vegetable garden!īotanical Name: Brassica oleracea Common Name: Brussel Sprouts Family: Brassicaceaeĭescription: First recorded in Belgium in 1752, this herbaceous biennial is grown as an annual.Friends of the Gardens (F.O.G.) Meeting.Bird Watching with Mendocino Coast Audubon Society.