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    Brussel Sprouts - The Future of ?

    Good morning all,

    Could anyone please tell me how growing the Sprouts in the picture should go? I grew them from seed in my raised bed rather like the radishes on the otherside. They've grown fast and strong but........are they too close, will they need cane support, do you think they'd be happy being singly transfered to pots and grown on from there?

    With thanks for any replies,

    Mark.
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    They are a bit close. They really need around 2 feet between plants. You could dig up the thinnings and transplant them. Can support would only be needed later in the year when they are taller (>2-3 foot tall).
    Mark

    Vegetable Kingdom blog

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    • #3
      Sprouts like a lot of space up to 2' between plants and if you site is windy then staking is recommended, they also hate root disturbance, I have never grown sprouts in pots so cannot help you there.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by TEB View Post
        they also hate root disturbance
        I thought sprouts were one of those plants that positively benefit from being transplanted from seedbed to final growing position? Or is root disturbance something else?
        Today's mistake is tomorrow's compost...

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          th best thing you can do in my opinion is to pull them out and burn them
          Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.

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            Yeah they do, they just don't like being full grown and then the roots moved around. Like wind rock or anything like that.
            "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

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              Originally posted by cwipnip View Post
              th best thing you can do in my opinion is to pull them out and burn them
              The plants look ok so I can only assume you are a fellow sprout hater?

              What's the difference between Brussels Sprouts and bogies?
              You can't get schoolboys to eat sprouts.
              Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by cwipnip View Post
                th best thing you can do in my opinion is to pull them out and burn them
                No that would be unthinkable just think of all those bubble and Squeaks you could make with them


                I've sowed way to many and finding space for them is gonna be tricky, think some of them will end up amongst the flower beds
                Last edited by Topcat36; 16-05-2009, 03:09 PM.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by cwipnip View Post
                  th best thing you can do in my opinion is to pull them out and burn them
                  Philistine!
                  Home-made sprouts are lush, nothing like school dinners, or Nan's cooking
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    Originally posted by Sheepish View Post
                    I thought sprouts were one of those plants that positively benefit from being transplanted from seedbed to final growing position? Or is root disturbance something else?
                    Yeah sorry I meant in final position

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                      Originally posted by Topcat36 View Post
                      No that would be unthinkable just think of all those bubble and Squeaks you could make with them

                      :
                      yer but if you added brussel sprouts into it you'd then have to throw the whole lot out, ruin a perfectly good meal
                      Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.

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                      • #12
                        More squeak than bubble if you ask me!

                        Brassicas are supposed to benefit from transplanting as it makes them produce new lateral roots which anchor them better and stop wind rock! Brassicas can be transplanted at nigh on any stage of there growth (my allotment neighbours transplanted spring cabbage which were nearly ready for eating when they changed there plot and they seem to have romped away and heartd up fine)
                        I grow mine at about 18 inch spacing which is a bit too close........but I still get a reasonable crop!
                        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                        Diversify & prosper


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                        • #13
                          No problem with moving them and planting at correct distance. Your soil looks a bit on the light side which is never good for sprouts as they like to be cemented into the ground. When you transplant really firm the soil down with your heel and plant them well down in the soil. They are looking good at the moment.

                          Ian

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                            Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                            Philistine!
                            Home-made sprouts are lush, nothing like school dinners, or Nan's cooking
                            Oh I do love home grown sprouts. If you buy them from the shop I find them to be the same as bought PSB, very disappointing.
                            But grown yourself, beautiful little buttons of deliciousness Mmmmm
                            "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

                            Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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