[Benandbill]

... are still really short and I've had them in for months now.  They can't be more than a foot high if that, but have plenty of leaves and some even have small sprouts forming.  Is this normal or is anyone else having the same issues... ?

[The Old Fellow]

I am having the same problem. I live in Reading Berkshire..Would be interesting if it's anywhere else. !!!!!!

[gazza975526570]

hit and miss with mine - some small, some grown ok.

Im gutted tbh as normally they get mady infested with whitefly and i cant eat them and this year there is hardly any!!

Had a look at the sprouts today and some are a decent size and i amost picked some

[Benandbill]

gazza975526570 sounds like you're doing okay with yours.  Could be the cold has set in a bit earlier up your way?  I do know sprouts like the cold.

[clairebeau]

gazza975526570 sounds like you're doing okay with yours.  Could be the cold has set in a bit earlier up your way?  I do know sprouts like the cold.

So I presume they'll keep growing even though it's now turning a bit colder?  I made a promise to my huge family whilst sat around the Christmas (oops, pretend I didn't say the word!) dinner table at my parents last year that the veg shall be grown by me this year....I think I was a little ambitious!  I only have 4 Sprout plants and although small (a tiny bit smaller than my little finger tip) they are there. Please tell me they'll be OK.

(thanks for asking this Benandbill) x

[shoozie]

... are still really short and I've had them in for months now.  They can't be more than a foot high if that, but have plenty of leaves and some even have small sprouts forming.

Must have been the day for checking the sprouts - been staking 3 of mine that are starting to lean.

What variety are they?  A neighbour has short plants but they look healthy enough - just short !  They were planted quite late if I recall.

Our Bedford and Bosworth are about 2.5 feet and just beginning to show tiny signs of sprouts. 

So I presume they'll keep growing even though it's now turning a bit colder?  I only have 4 Sprout plants and although small (a tiny bit smaller than my little finger tip) they are there. Please tell me they'll be OK.
(thanks for asking this Benandbill) x

They'll grow - and you might manage to eat some if you can keep the slugs from grazing, the birds away, and fend off the mice, voles, rabbits etc etc .... I didn't manage to keep any of these away last year and ended up with only a handful   

[viettaclark]

Mine are so tall they're banging their heads against the debris netting! It's the first time I've grown them and I can just see the start of the sprouts. I haven't fed them yet but I'm going to give them a water with dissolved chicken poo as the raised bed is a bit dry.

[Benandbill]

shoozie, the variety is Brussels Sprouts Roodnerf – Seven Hills.  I think I'll do the watering in chicken pellets thing that viettaclark mentions below, can't do them any harm I suppose.  I got in between them all with a hoe yesterday as well which will hopefully help a little.  We shall see.