In terms of vegetables worth planting in your home garden, Brussels sprouts are a reliable bet: They’re fairly easy to grow, and benefit from being placed alongside certain companion plants.

Hardy and resilient, Brussels sprouts are a popular member of the Brassica family and are delicious roasted, sautéed, grilled, or shaved raw in a salad. Homegrown Brussels sprouts are the ...

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.

These 12 plants make excellent companions alongside Brussels sprouts for different mutually beneficial reasons—don't plant your new vegetable without them.

Q: IN MID-MARCH, I purchased nine Brussels sprout plants for growing on by me, an experienced amateur gardener, in a cold frame and then planting into my competently managed vegetable patch.

lucentius / Getty Images. Brussels sprout plants will mature about or less than a hundred days after transplanting. To ensure a well-distributed stalk of fairly even-sized sprouts, try trimming ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • I had a raised garden bed last year that contained Brussels sprouts. I now have a Brussels sprout stalk with broccoli ...

I’ve always thought Brussels sprouts plants look exotic: tall stalks packed with small heads and topped with tropical-looking leaves. They remind me of miniature palm trees, and their appearance ...

Kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens and kohlrabi have unique nutritional values, and we think of them as distinct vegetables. Yet, they all share the same ...

A unique study published Thursday in the journal Science found that aphids feeding on Brussels sprouts were smaller and less numerous than those who feasted on more robust cabbages.

How to plant and grow yummy kohlrabi, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower starts Originally published April 25, 2018 at 7:00 am Updated April 25, 2018 at 10:49 am ...