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Brussel Sprouts

Brassica oleracea var Gemmifera

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One of my personal favorites, but hard to grow in Dunedin.  After several years of trying I've only managed to get one plant to produce sprouts.  I've just found out, however that they should be planted in autumn for production over winter.

Plant
Plant seeds in trays in February, March, April

Germination
4 days!

Harvest
85-95 days

Varieties

Kings Seeds
Jade F1
Long Island Improved
Red Ribs
 
Yates
Tighthead
 
Koanga Gardens
Fillbasket
 
Egmont Seeds
Royal Marvel F1 Hybrid
Falstaff Red

My Experiments 

2011
 Variety  Sowed  Germinated  Planted-Out Expected  Harvest Harvest
 Jade F1  12 Jan 2011  16 Jan 2011  1 March 2011  6 April 2011 
 Watkins Catskills 12 Jan 2011 16 Jan 2011 1 March 2011 6 April 2011