Brussels sprouts are a cultivar or produced variant of Brassica oleracea, the same plant species that yields kohlrabi, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and many other widely consumed food crops.

To grow Brussels sprouts in the garden, plant in midsummer for a late autumn harvest. Sow seed a half inch deep, 12-15 inches apart with 24-30 inches between rows.

Brussels sprouts are considered a cool-season crop and require cool weather for best growth. So, they should be grown in the winter garden in Florida. Now is a good time to plant this crop.

Brussels sprouts can be started from seeds or small plants. But, as Jim points out, because this vegetable does not enjoy wide popularity, it may be hard to find plants for starting.

Brussels sprouts can tolerate fairly cold temperatures. Many years I've been able to leave the plants out in the garden well past Thanksgiving and sometimes to Christmas as long as it didn’t get ...

The past couple of weeks, I've written about specific vegetables that are grown in the fall garden. I'd hoped to encourage gardeners to grow more vegetables. This week, I feel that I have my work ...

Ciscoe Morris, Seattle Times garden writer, offers tips on transplanting young trees, dealing with Brussels sprouts that did not form sprouts and getting rid of brown blotches on the leaves ...

Heat and lushness define the garden in July, so it’s hard to even think about one of the last of the season’s vegetables to mature, namely Brussels sprouts. But that tardiness also prompted a ...

Brussels sprouts have long been under-appreciated by many, but now they proudly join other conveniently packaged vegetables in produce aisles and at farmers markets. They’re loaded with good nutrition ...

I left one Brussels sprout plant in the garden over the winter, and it produced new "little cabbages." But these sprouts are bitter when I taste them raw in the garden.

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