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Post by daylilydude on May 13, 2017 19:26:32 GMT -5
OK, for years I have tried to grow these here in my garden and not had any luck with a spring crop... would you try a fall crop here in the south or just buy the frozen ones... Any tips?
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Post by Laura_in_FL on May 16, 2017 12:45:20 GMT -5
I don't know about MS, but here in Florida we set out transplants in fall and winter so they will mature in winter or spring. If I were you, I'd try them as a fall crop.
Brussels sprouts are frost-hardy, but if you are growing them in the coldest months, you might need to cover them when it gets below 25F.
They need 85-120 days from transplant to mature (depending on the variety) and they need to mature in cool weather. Maturing them in cool weather is a tall order as a spring crop in the Deep South. If you do try them again as a spring crop again, I would set out transplants just as soon as you think you're past the danger of hard freezes. And for a spring crop I would grow the earliest varieties. Or you could set them out earlier in the winter and be prepared to protect them from hard freezes.
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Post by Gianna on Aug 5, 2019 10:21:00 GMT -5
After seeing mention of BS in another thread here, I'm thinking of growing them this fall. But as brownrexx mentioned, because of bugs, they'll need to be covered. In the past when I've tried growing them (just once), I did not have luck because of aphid infestation, and probably lack of the right care. I'm also concerned that they might be too bitter grown here because it just doesnt get that cold, ever. Has anyone ever tried refrigerating them to mimic a light frost in order to reduce bitterness? Here is a previous thread that includes some discussion of varieties: notjusttomatoes.proboards.com/thread/4920/catskill-brusselsprouts
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