Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts
Price: $2.75
SKU: 3060011This standard old variety, dating back to the 1890s, was the commercial variety grown in California until the more uniform maturing hybrids became popular.
Each packet contains 0.5 gram, which is approximately 125 to 175 seeds.
Planting Instructions: Start indoors, 4 to 6 weeks prior to your last expected frost date. Plant at a depth of about ¼. They are ready for transplanting when 4 to 5 inches tall. Plant 18 to 24 inches apart in rows spaced 2 to 3 feet apart. You should avoid planting in an area that has been used for other plants in the Brassica family within the past three years.
They prefer rich, well-prepared soil and thrive in cool weather, require a lot of moisture in summer but can tolerate some shade. When sprouts are 1 to 1½ inches in diameter, harvest from the bottom of the stock upwards. Pinch back the growing tip in late summer to encourage the upper sprouts to develop.
Customer Reviews:
By Rich (Harrisburg, PA) on March 29, 2024
You have to look up the plant dates, sun/shade, etc yourself. 👎
By Amber Schooley on August 16, 2015
These grew very well, except that they were attacked by gray aphids about the same time the Brussels sprouts started to form. It took so long to get any Brussels sprouts that I primarily used the leaves. I mostly used them in shakes. The sprouts started to show up nearly four months after I had planted them, but never got bigger than 1/2-inch. I finally wound up tearing the plants out in April (I originally planted them in September--since there is no frost here, cool weather crops grow best over the winter) to plant warm-weather crops. I would recommend planting these at least 24 inches apart. Mine were planted 18 to 20 inches apart, and the leaves were overlapping. The lack of space between them made it especially difficult when they were attacked by aphids.
