Days To Maturity: 90
Days To Germination: 7-14
Planting Depth: 1/8 inch
Spacing, Row: 24-36 inches
Spacing, Plant: 18-24 inches
Spacing, Seed: 2-4 inches
Light: Sunny Location
SOWING: For an early crop start seeds indoors in the earliest part of spring. Or direct sow seeds outdoors in Spring after last frost. Cover seed with 1/8 inch fine soil. For a later fall-winter crop, sow seeds directly outdoors or start indoors by midsummer. Keep soil moderately moist during germination.
THINNING AND TRANSPLANTING: When seedlings are 2 inches tall indoors, thin to 2 inches apart or transplant to individual pots. Transplant seedlings outdoors after hardening off, when danger of serious frost has passed. Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 2 to 3 feet apart depending upon available garden space.
SUGGESTIONS: Brussels Sprouts grow best in a sunny location with fairly rich well drained soil. Harvest sprouts from bottom of plant up as heads mature. Do not grow in same area of garden where members of cabbage family were grown the year before. A rich source of many vitamins and minerals.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
Long Island Improved
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
90 days. HEIRLOOM. Miniature cabbage-like heads are tasty and nutritious. Lots of tasty sprouts on short, self-supporting stems. The semi-dwarf plants are stocky with leaves closely spaced, so there are lots of tasty, 1 inch closely packed sprouts on the short, self-supporting stems on a 24 inch high plant. Heavy set of firm sprouts over a long season. Good freezer. Don't overlook this popular vegetable for your garden.