PlantsVegetables & Roots
Brussels Sprouts
Brassica oleracea
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Tall fall brassica that wants a long cool finish
ModerateVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Sprouts Oct–Nov
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Transplant.
- When to plant
- Start indoors in May. Set out in late June so sprouts size up after frost.
In the design
They need the whole season. This is not a June impulse buy.
If you eat it
Sprouts
Wash. A light frost improves them.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
