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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: rowlandwells on October 12, 2021, 18:19

Title: brussels sprouts
Post by: rowlandwells on October 12, 2021, 18:19

a fellow gardener and friend of ours has started picking his brussels there a good size although i am surprised he's picking so  early because we always like a bit of frost on our brussels sprout  crops before picking has anyone ells been picking sprouts

our brussels crops are no where near ready I must be doing something wrong  :unsure:

Title: Re: brussels sprouts
Post by: lettice on October 13, 2021, 11:34

I normally start picking mine in November.
Mid October does sound early.
Had a look at mine at the weekend and there were plenty forming, but the size of peas.

Title: Re: brussels sprouts
Post by: Mr Dog on October 13, 2021, 16:17

I picked a few early last year as they'd grown big (around same time as now) and looked as they were starting to blow. No danger this year, like Lettice's mine are still a bit on the small side...