Brussels Sprouts

Franchi - Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprout Seeds: Winter's Essential Crop

Ensure a fresh supply of crunchy, sweet sprouts for your winter table with these reliable Brussels Sprout seeds. This hardy brassica is the quintessential winter vegetable, providing an extended harvest from late autumn right through to mid-winter. Known for its flavor dramatically improving after the first hard frost, this crop offers sustained, nutritious production when little else is growing, yielding dozens of sprouts per sturdy stem.

• Cold Weather Sweetness: Flavor dramatically improves after the first hard frost, turning the 'buttons' from slightly bitter to deliciously sweet and nutty.

• Winter Resilience: Extremely hardy plants that stand well in cold and wet conditions.

• Nutritional Powerhouse: An excellent source of Vitamin C, Folate, and fibre during the lean winter months.

Gardener's Tip for Tight, Firm Sprouts

Firm Soil is Key! Brussels Sprouts require a very firm base to produce tight, high-quality sprouts (known as 'buttons'). After transplanting, press the soil around the base of the stem with your heel. As the plants grow through summer and autumn, earth up the soil around the base and provide staking in exposed sites to prevent the tall plants from rocking in the wind.

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