Brussels Sprouts
- Planting Dates:
- Aug-Feb (N. FL) Sept-Feb (C. FL) Oct-Jan (S.FL)
- Pounds yield per 10 ft:
- 10
- Plants per 10ft1:
- 5-7
- Days to harvest2:
- 90-120 (70-90)
- Row spacing(inches)3:
- 24
- Plant spacing(inches):
- 18-24
- Seed depth(inches):
- .25.-.5
- Transplantability4:
- 1
- Family5:
- (Cabbage) Brassicaceae
- Recommended varieties:
- Jade Cross, Long Island Improved
- Additional info:
- Sprouts are picked when they are walnut-sized and firm. The first sprouts near the bottom of the plant will be ready first. Pull off the leaves below the mature sprouts, then remove the sprouts by twisting them from the stem. Pick the sprouts at about 2-week intervals and keep refrigerated. Cool weather (58-60°F) is required or sprouts will open and not be solid.
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1- Use transplants (if appropriate) or buy the amount of seed needed to grow this many plants per 10 feet of row. Seed packets usually state the number of seeds in the packet as well as the seed planting depth and plant spacing for the variety you are buying.
2- Days from seeding to harvest: Values in parentheses are days from transplants to first harvest.
3- Minimum distance between rows (when planting in rows). Row spacing can be reduced or ignored as long as plants are spaced correctly.
4- Transplant Ability Categories: Easy- seedlings easily survive transplanting; Moderate- seedlings survive with care; Hard- Only plant seeds or containerized transplants with well-developed root systems.
5- Rotate plant families; i.e., avoid successively planting vegetables from the same family in the same area of the garden.