Brussel Sprouts?

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funghi2 Brooklyn, NY Apr 05, 2010

SO i got too late a start on my sprouts last year and they never went to fruit but i didnt pull them either figuring they would die...they didnt they made it thru the winter and are now growing like crazy. will they fruit this year or should i pull them? they have some flower buds growing it looks like. i will take a pic and show. i never grew sprouts before so im clueless

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funghi2 Brooklyn, NY Apr 05, 2010

here is a pic

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k3n Monroe, WA(Zone 8a) Apr 05, 2010

I've not grown brussel sprouts, but I believe your plants are bolting (going to seed) and will not produce the little cabbage heads at this point. Someone correct me if I am wrong. My over-wintered turnips are bolting like crazy and are about 3 to 4 feet tall right now.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Apr 05, 2010

Concur, Brussells Sprouts are biennials and promply go to seed when overwintered.

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funghi2 Brooklyn, NY Apr 05, 2010

so i should pull them, they rnt going to make the fruit after seeding?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Apr 05, 2010

If you do not wish to save seeds, pull and compost.

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behillman Plantersville, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 24, 2010

When do the brussel sprouts make heads? Do you have to put out plants in Sept. so that they make heads in December. I am talking Texas, Zone 9

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 24, 2010

I have no idea. I have not been able to time them correctly in Georgia. Too hot to get them started earlier than September. They take 3-4 months from transplant and we just don't seem to have cool weather that long. They tend to bolt in February.

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locakelly Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9a) Jun 24, 2010

With our temps, it's a gamble to grow them here. Only very early hybrids do well. I have not grown them myself but have friends here who do. I think they grow a variety called Oliver and they set their plants out mid-October...

In your zone funghi (I'm guessing 5-6) you should be able to successfully grow them if you get the timing down.

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