[Bing]

My first time growing it (actually they survived only because they were planted together with sppring cabbages under a net ), noticed they look like kind of veg sold in shop when the sprouts came up couple of weeks ago. now I have picked the top sprouts and quite a few sprouts growing out again, however, the white flys are laying eggs on the sprouts and its leavies.

I picked them and the bugs attached to the back and inside the sprouts, and soaking in water could not get ride of them.

does anyone else have the same problem? and how to deal with them? please?

[DD.]

Soak them in salted water.

[Kleftiwallah]

Moooore  prooooteeeeen.     Good for you.        A good swish around in salted water and any that are still there must be considered as wholesome food.

Cheers,     Tony.

[galen]

You learn something new everyday - I've always had whitefly problems with my Kale and just gave the leaves a good scrub. Never knew the salted water trick! 

[Bing]

great! will try it, will the bugs drop off the leavies and float on the salted water?

[DD.]

Yes - several rinses and they're history.

[Lottiegob]

We've had a smashing crop of purple sprouting this spring and yes we got invaded with the white fly.  Apart from soaking in salty water after cropping, we have sprayed with soapy water on the plants.