Brussel Sprout Long Island Improved

Brussel Sprout Long Island Improved. Excellent self supporting stocky semi-dwarf variety with leaves closely spaced, producing large numbers of 1 inch closely packed tight sweet sprouts on the short 24 inch plants. Heavy set of firm sprouts over a long season. Good for the freezer.

Cultivation Advice Brussel Sprout Long Island Improved

• For an early crop  earliest part of spring.
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• When seedlings are 2 inches tall indoors, thin to 2 inches apart or transplant to individual pots.
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• Transplant seedlings outdoors after hardening off, when danger of serious frost has passed.
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• Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 2 to 3 feet apart depending upon available garden space.
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• Brussels Sprouts grow best in a sunny location with fairly rich well drained compacted soil.
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• Harvest sprouts from bottom of plant up as heads mature.
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• Do not grow in same area of garden where members of cabbage family were grown the year before.