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Purple Brussels Sprouts!

post #1 of 5
7/8/09 at 2:58pm
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My brussels sprouts are turning purple! And worse yet, they aren't...er brusseling... I mean they aren't forming tight little sprouts. I have nothing but big purple leaves. I have had them in the ground for about 2 months and they were 6 inches when i got them. I live in Southeast Kentucky and the weather here is 85-90 degrees in the heat of the day with rain once or twice a week. Anybody know what is going on here?
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post #2 of 5
7/8/09 at 8:07pm
According to this unfortunately they are a cooler weather crop. Maybe try again in fall?
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post #3 of 5
7/8/09 at 8:46pm
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Thanks

Thanks for the link. I think you might be right. I should maybe try again since we have a long fall season
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post #4 of 5
7/8/09 at 11:28pm
You're welcome I'm now wondering if I could grow brussel sprouts here! Of course if I was going to try THIS year I'd have had to plant them in late may for them to have time to produce before it got hot again : But I'm going to make a note to try them out next fall : Cause I love me some brussel sprouts! :
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post #5 of 5
7/10/09 at 12:49am
just try planting some new brussel sprouts seedds now so that they will be mature around the first frost, the light frost in late october will give the sprouts a better taste.
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