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Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) 'Crispus' (Brussels sprouts 'Crispus')

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Variety or Cultivar
'Crispus' is a perennial grown as an annual vegetable crop with an erect stem bearing rounded, veined, dark grey-green leaves and high yields of small, edible, tightly-packed, cabbage-like, dark grey-green buds ready for harvest approximately 100 days after sowing. This cultivar is resistance to clubroot.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.8 m 0.5 m 1-2 years
2 ft 1 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Sow in frames in early to mid-spring & plant out in a sheltered, sunny site in late spring or early summer when plants are 15cm high & have at least seven true leaves. Plant in an area vacated by non-brassica crop. Tall so not suitable for windy sites.

Suggested uses

Flavouring food and drinks, Add to salads

UK hardiness

H4

USDA zones

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1, 2, 3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Erect

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Best harvested after sprouts have been frosted.

Propagation methods

Seed

Propagation

Sow in early to mid-spring in frames for harvest from mid-autumn to early spring. Can be sown in-situ in late spring or early summer.

Pests

Cabbage caterpillars

Cabbage whitefly

Flea beetles

Slugs

Snails

Mealy cabbage aphid

Chafer grubs in lawns

Cutworms

Cabbage root fly

Cabbage gall weevil

Swede midge

Cabbage stem flea beetle

Diamond-back moth

Birds

Diseases

Grey mould

Leaf spot

White blister

Clubroot

Downy mildew

Foot and root rot

Black rot

Hoe around crops

Dig next year's bed over in autumn adding manure or compost

Add lime to acid soil

Sow brussel sprouts seeds

Plant brussel sprouts seedlings in final place

Dig up and dispose of stems after harvest

Draw up soil around brassicas and stake if needed

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