Trimming Brussel Sprouts

Sprouts weight 6 oz. Gustus is an early maturing with mid-green, firm buttons that are evenly spaced on the stalk. A high yielding sprout that grows 24″ tall. A newer variety with great taste and high yields! An excellent variety for home gardens and...

Start indoors 4-6 weeks before your anticipated transplant date. Using floating row covers such as Summer Insect Barrier can also provide control. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves.

Start indoors 4-6 weeks before your anticipated transplant date. Using floating row covers such as Summer Insect Barrier can also provide control. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves.

Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves. They're also loaded with dietary fiber and the metabolite, indole-3-carbinol, an effective immune regulator, anti-bacterial & anti-viral agent.

Same basic culture as broccoli. Very winter hardy. 10 days, 70°F. (20”) Long Island Improved Brussels Sprout is closely set, tight and dark green with 1 1/2” sprouts. 7,000 seeds/oz.; 1/2-1 lb.

Start indoors 4-6 weeks before your anticipated transplant date. Using floating row covers such as Summer Insect Barrier can also provide control. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves.

There's no need to top these easy-picking plants. If these flavor-packed Brussels sprouts were any easier to harvest, they'd have to fling themselves into your garden basket. As soon as the hybrid plant's leaves break off and shed, it's harvest time,...

The upper sprouts will continue to form and enlarge as the lower ones are harvested.For a once-over harvest (uniform maturity of most sprouts on the plant) and whole-stem marketing, the plants should be topped by pinching out the growing point (rosette...

Pick when sprouts are firm and well formed, starting at the bottom of the stem. 88,500 seeds/lb. Individual seed lots have been tested free of black leg in a sample of 1,000 seeds.A disease-free test result means that in the sample tested, the pathogen...

If you want your kids to like Brussels sprouts this is the variety for you! Distinctive, vivid, red-purple sprouts with firm, well filled buttons have a mild, slightly sweeter flavor than most green varieties.

We only stock seed lots that have been tested free of black rot in a sample of 30,000 seeds. We are glad to help with specific questions.Repel flea beetles and root maggots on young seedlings by covering with floating row covers from day of planting.

Octia has densely packed dark leaves and is easy to harvest, prepare and enjoy. It's one irresistible sprout: a mini cabbage with maximum flavor.

The upper sprouts will continue to form and enlarge as the lower ones are harvested.For a once-over harvest (uniform maturity of most sprouts on the plant) and whole-stem marketing, the plants should be topped by pinching out the growing point (rosette...

Introduced in 1941, this flavorful long-time favorite is a good choice for freezing. Catskill produces outsize yields of extra-large, deep green 2" round sprouts that flank the super-strong stalks.

The semi-dwarf plants are stocky with leaves closely spaced, so there are lots of tasty sprouts on the short, self-supporting stems. It's still a great pick today. Introduced at the end of the 19th century, this was once one of the most important commercial...

Universally popular, because there is so much you can do with it. It sets the standard. Tightly wrapped and refrigerated, it stays fresh for a week or longer. Green cabbage is loaded with vitamins and antioxidants.

Crunchy when you stir-fry small wedges. It has an intense musky flavor and sweet snappiness. Red cabbage can be stewed, braised, or even curried. The purple-robed prince among cabbages.

You can always just remove sprouts as they get large enough by gently twisting them until they break from the plant. Commercial growers practice this method of pruning so they can get their produce to market.Of course, you don't have to prune or trim...

These include: Fortress, Stablolite, Widgeon, and Red Rubine.While Brussels sprouts can be directly sown, due to timing and weather, success is more probable if you start them indoors.

This becomes a problem in large amounts because it affects the plant's ability to photosynthesize.Bacterial diseases spread quickly and thrive in moist areas. The rather old-fashioned vegetable has a love it or hate it reputation, but the sprouts are...

If the heads form in weather that is too warm, the plant will produce loose leafed, poorly formed heads.Brussels Sprouts Care to Prevent Loose Leafed, Poorly Formed HeadsSince this issue is related to warm weather, if possible try to plant your Brussels...

Others are more pungent, like, which is said to repel Japanese beetles, aphids and blight.are also said to deter pests and when they are tilled into the earth, they release a substance that repelsare another flower that companions well with Brussels sprouts...

Lower sprouts will mature first, with upper sprouts maturing a day to a few days later. With most hybrid varieties it takes upwards of 85 days for the sprout to reach maturity.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

And the best way to get them freshest is by growing Brussels sprouts in your garden.The basic way how to grow Brussels sprouts is much like how you would grow. Brussels sprouts are a cole crop and like many vegetables in that group, they grow better in...

This brightly flavored cabbage has crispy, wafer-thin leaves. The name comes from "nappa," a Japanese word for "greens." Napa is a great source of vitamin A, folic acid, and potassium.