nobbby sprout question,again!

Morning all Bob flemming here,Whilst talking gardening in the pub last night ,an expeirenced gardener told me i,m wasting my time growing sprouts at this time of the year,He tells me they need to be out during heavy frosts in winter to grow properly,Is he feeding me BS here or what?,I hope i haven't wasted my time growing too early,

All replies greatfully recieved,Bob:thumb:

 

Well he got something right.........to enjoy a nice sprout they are best left unpicked until they have had a good frost on them but otherwise he is wrong. You usually sow or transplant young sprout plants in March time and then they mature in the Autumn and Winter. I believe you can plant or sew them in the autumn for a late crop but majority are already in and growing.

 

There's a traditional view, like Moyra says, that the flavour of sprouts is improved by frost. But where I live, we may not get hard frosts until after early varieties of sprout are ready for picking. I guess we'd have to grow them as biennials if we were really that keen on getting them frosted. In some winters, though, we may not get any hard frosts at all.

I'd just grow sprouts in the way it says on the seed packet. I think the flavour of sprouts depends more on how you cook them than how you grow them.

 

I`ve never noticed much difference in flavour wether they`ve been frosted or not. When they are ready, eat them, is my motto.:thumb::D

 

I agree. But only if it's christmas day! Only kidding.