Height: 3 6–48"Width: 2 4"Depth: 18– 3 6"Brussels Sprouts
Annual/Cool Season
Wat e r : Regular, moist
Sun : Full
Companion Planting :
pro: Artichokes, beets, celery, peas, spinach
con: Kohlrabi, pole beans, strawberries, tomatoes
Pests : Aphids, cabbage, loppers, butterfl ies, fl ea beetles,
slugs, whiteflies. Use a net to avoid losing buds to small
birds.
Diseases : Black rot, mildew, yellows
Soil: Moist, humus-rich, fertile soil, rich sandy loam, or
silt loam
Fertilizer: Fish emulsion every 2–3 weeks; avoid ex
cess nitrogen, which causes rapid leaf growth that robs
sprout formation
pH: 5.5–6.8
Varieties : Jade Cross hybrid, Valiant (for sweeter, nut
tier flavor), Catskill (small size, good autumn harvest)
Zones : 4–7
Planting : Seed ¼–½ inch deep in early summer
Germinate: 3–10 days
Harvest: From seed, 100–110 days; from transplant,
80–90 days
Rotation: Avoid following members of the cabbage
family. Don’t plant in same bed for 4 years—just move
them around!
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