Brussels

Looking for a good Brussel sprout variety to grow ..What does anyone recommend ??

Dave

 

Hi Dave, I like to grow a variety of early, mid season and late ones.

I used to grow -
Peer Gynt - Sept -Nov
Brigitte - Oct - Dec
Trafalgar - Dec - Feb
In 2011 I lifted the last Trafalgar plants on 7th April and they were still producing but I needed to clear the bed.

But last year I grew -
Franklin F1 - 1st early
Agincourt F1 - Late
Trafalgar F1 - Late

 

I've grown Wellington F1, sprouts over christmas and even the missus (who hates sprouts) said they don't taste too bad, Forget the late, early, mid treetreetreetree, they all produce around the same time and will produce up until March time

 

Sort this TREE,TREE,TREE filter out please? LOL :D

 

spell "parc" backwards

 

:fingerdrum:.

 

Thanks DaveW and Vince ,I have grown a few this year (lost the names) but some have just produce very loose leafed Brussels ..

Dave

 

Thanks for that tip John ..

Dave

 

my brussels where rubbish this last season, they where bolting in october and any that where solid did not get any bigger than a marble at best they where f1 nelson. my bed is slightly lime in ph, was well dug over the previous winter, i fed the plants once a fortnight with maxicrop as a foliage feed and i've got irrigation on the bed by means of a drip hose symstem on a timer. any help please????????? :wallbang:

 

I grew Crispus F1 and I've had a few decent sprouts which I thought were quite strong (and I love sprouts) but most were ruined by whitefly!!

 

Whitefly, a right pain in the 'trees'

 

Was on the allotment yesterday and still whitefly about ...
Dave

 

i nuked my brussels with systemic insecticide. had no real pest apart from flea beetle attacks on the leaves

 

Just to confirm that I won't be growing Crispus F1 again! Tried to eat the last decent few and they were so horrible!
Also a friend who also grew them has said the same..