Brussels Sprouts

Brussel Sprout PlantBrussels sprouts are a close relative of cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower, but slower growing. The best success in Kansas is to grow the “sprouts” — small heads that grow along the stem and resemble small cabbage heads — in the fall season by planting in early July. The sprouts are produced in the leaf axils, starting at the base of the stem and working upward. Sprouts improve in quality and grow best during cool or even lightly frosty weather. Brussels sprouts require a long growing period, though newer hybrids have greatly reduced this requirement. In all but the most northern states, summers are usually too warm for completely satisfactory production from spring plantings. Plants set out in late spring to early summer grow satisfactorily and mature high-quality sprouts when the fall weather begins to cool.

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