Raw / fresh
Use tender leaves or shredded cabbage raw in slaws, salads, wraps, and quick pickles.
Brassicas
Brussels Sprouts growing guide
Long-season brassica producing miniature cabbage-like buds along a tall stem. Flavour improves after frost. One of the most nutritious vegetables.
5-10 daysGermination
90-120 daysHarvest
60 cmSpacing
1 cmSow depth
FullSun
Very HardyFrost
2.5 cm/weekWater
6-7.5pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Apr - Jul | Apr - Jul | Jul - Oct |
| Subtropical | Feb - Jul | Feb - Jul | May - Oct |
| Mediterranean | Feb - May | Mar - Jun | Jun - Oct |
| Temperate | Feb - May | Mar - Jun | Jul - Nov |
| Cool | Feb - Apr | Mar - May | Aug - Dec |
| Arid | Mar - Jun | Mar - Jun | Jun - Sep |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Brussels Sprouts after harvest.
Cooked
Steam, roast, stir-fry, braise, add to soups, gratins, curries, or tray bakes.
Store / preserve
Ferment cabbage, pickle stems, blanch and freeze florets or sturdy greens.
Try: Slaw, Roasted brassicas, Stir-fry, Fermented cabbage.
Good companions
Onion, Garlic, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Dill
Avoid near
Tomato, Strawberry, Pole Bean
Growing note
Stake plants as they grow tall. Pick sprouts from the bottom up.
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