When I was 12 years old I went into the hospital to get my tonsils out and the hospital served me brussel sprouts. I gagged and thought I would die and vowed never to touch them again. About 2 years ago, when I was 61, I went out to dinner at a vegan restaurant with my husband and thought it was time to address my irrational hatred of brussel sprouts. I tried the restaurant's side dish and it blew me away. Earlier this year I made a baked cheezy casserole with brussel sprouts and we really liked it. Now I'm trying to find a nice spot on our property to grow them.
So, the wife was all stoked when she saw this earlier today, when you mentioned your preparation method. Tonight we had brussels sprouts sauteed in red wine. It was okay, but cut them in half, broil them with olive oil and salt and pepper, then aioli for dipping. That is the bomb.
Thanks for this great information about Brussels sprouts! I don’t care for them, but I’m willing to give them another try! I got some seeds from you and I’m going to attempt to grow them this year! Love your videos!! Thank you so much!
the leaves are edible and can be cooked like collard greens. I harvest several a week to help promote sprout growth and sautee them with EVO, garlic, and montreal steak seasoning. Couldn't pay some friends of mine to eat the sprouts but they will beg me to fix the leaves.
I'm just trying brussel sprout plants for the first time. They're shorter but producing sprouts. I started all my Brussels, brocolli cauliflower I late July. I put them in the only space I had available so they didn't get a ton of sun in the beginning, I was afraid of bolt. But they're growing. Since it's Dec, I made a clear plastic house that surrounds all these. I had to because we got a surprise hard freeze early and that damaged a few leaves on the brocolli.So I pull the plastic back on nice sunny days. Cover only completely only when freezing weather is coming. It's been 120 days now & seeing veg starting on most. I hope this works for my first try. I'm zone 7 in the mountains of NE AL. I've heard a lot people have been unsuccessful in growing all these plants in my area so feeling blessed. Next year, I will try starting all these in pots earlier. Maybe I'll get food sooner? Hope so. Thank you for the video. I was beginning to worry that I wouldn't see any food, only leaves.
Thank you for the guidance. This is the first year that I have planted Brussels sprouts. It’s one of my favorite vegetable of all times. I agree with you. It’s got to be fresh not frozen. One of my fav recipe. Cut them in half, deep fry them in oil, once they’re crispy on the outside take them out of the oil, strain them and put grease ground pepper and balsamic vinegar dressing. If I hav e a party or I’m invited to one, I always have many people asking for the the recipe and it’s always the first dish that is GONE. Never had leftovers. Enjoy.🥰
My kids love brussel sprouts but they've only had them frozen from steam bags, but this year we are growing our own! Can't wait to harvest. We've been watching so many of your videos, being from Michigan starting a garden it's nice to hear info that pertains to our crazy climate! Thank you!
Never grew Brussels Sprouts. For that matter didn't have a fall garden. I was missing out. I've had BS pressure steamed with butter, balsamic and port wine. Sweet and YUMMY. You could also reduce some balsamic to a syrup and drizzle over steamed sprouts. I'm planting them tomorrow. (I live in Southern California and can plant in July for a winter harvest. I Love Life!) Luke, you are the Man! Love your videos. Learned a lot. You actually saved my Onions. Can't thank you enough. Keep up the great work! God Bless.
Thanks for the tip! I love them roasted with root vegetables. Cut in half and I add olive oil and Italian herbs to all the veggies (or whatever you like) :) Roasting brings out a slightly sweet, nuttiness to the sprouts. So tasty!
Love the vids. I'm newish to gardening. I've been growing cannabis for a while and fell in love with gardening that way. So I'm new to fruits and vegetables gardening. Funny, I seem to get almost as much enjoyment growing food as I do growing cannabis. Gardening man totally the way to inner peace. Anyways I watched this video a while back and i misunderstood the trimming (cannabis has a far different growth strategy), I trimmed several bottom leaves far too early but everything seems fine. Glad I rewatched.
I really love them to. I did give them a try but i had a white fly problem after a while, then because of that I took off all if the leaves as you did, not knowing that I was supposed to do so. They were growing but they weren't forming well at all. Yours look nice and tight and forming well, mines were very loose and not forming at all. I ended up pulling them when I realized they weren't cooperating. But you just encouraged me Luke as usual, imma give it another shot, because I to LOVEEE me some Brussel Sprouts. I would love it more if I could grow a bunch for me and the family to enjoy all the time. Thanks buddy
Thank you Luke. I enjoy watching all the "how to" guides. You have reignited my passion for home gardening. Since coming across your channel, I have developed my plans for building two raised beds early next year. Starting small and moving up from there.
How funny at the end where u say U hated them as a child. Same here! Then now as an adult and now that I grow my own veggies I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️😍❣️💖 LOVE THEM 💯!!!!!
Fresh Brussels sprouts are the best! Have the same experience! Hated them for 20y out of stupidity, untill I ate fresh at a restaurant blew my mind! They are amazing in a vegetable stew with fresh potatos and in creamy cheesy combinations! Great content
Also BIG THANKS u have become my number one run to for tips tricks and help I trust your garden abilities over the rest of the internet so Luke & Cindy hugs of gratitude guys
Great info! Came here to get a question answered about the brussel sprouts we have growing at our community garden. You answered my question. Thank you for the info and the video. This is our first year growing brussel srouts. We planted (4) to start with to see how they would do. So far, so good! Couldn't be happier with the results so far.
I just started eating brussel sprouts late last year and really like brussel sprouts roasted with salt, black pepper and onion powder with chicken and potatoes roasted with same seasoning to and we are going to plant brussel sprouts this year in our veggie garden!
the best meal ever roasted brussels sprouts with garlic. the prob i have with growing them is that they need to either be cold framed in the spring or planted in the heat of summer here in z5, i had good luck one year with purple brussels sprouts but thei flavor wasnt as good as green. luke is the best gardening teacher on earth bless him
I actually like them frozen from the store, boiled with a little salt pepper and butter but this year I'm growing my own and this vid helps. Can't wait! Thanks Alot!
Oh good, I did something right! First time for brussel sprouts. I had trimmed them up the other day to make it easier to control the aphids. That worked and I have the benefit of getting bigger sprouts!!! Perfect! Thanks for your great videos.
Love your videos sir. Before eating those goodies, take off some of the brussel sprout leafs on the sprouts themselves,wash well,damp dry,salt and olive oil in a bowl. Toss well, bake at 350 on a pan for 20 minutes or until browned. Sprout chips, amazing.
Thank you so much ,you are so easy to understand what you are saying, the information are excellent, love the way you are explaining how to grow brussel sprout.
Oh my gosh again with your videos!! Grew these for the first time this year but never got around to learning how to grow them!! I've got about 6 HUGE PLANTS full of leaves but never knew to pick leaves off!! It's mid November, hope it's not too late, one plant is really huge with tons of Brussels sprouts but they didn't really plump out. Now I know why!! Thank you so much. I hope I can catch them in times to pull leaves off and get something anyway.
Ive already got 2 kinds of Brussels sprouts seeds for next year! I can't wait! I love fresh Brussels from our farmers market still on the stock! Great price only $7. & I picked 67 off it which was 3 side dishes but Im excited to grow my own!! Thanks for the great tips!!
Thank you. So helpful. FINALLY mine are doing pretty good this year. But I'll go out today and break off more leaves. I'd love that recipe you mention!
Oh perfect timing Luke. I planted 2 types of Brussels sprouts in my raised bed but was too greedy and grew them way too close. Glad you mentioned the spacing which I need to correct. I will try to transfer them then.
First time I've grown brussel sprouts, where I live in Southern Western Australia. Been wondering why I haven't seen any tiny brussel sprouts growing yet in 3 months. 2-3 feet tall already and now I know - I need to complete the leaf removal process, which my chooks are going to just love. I'm now looking forward to watching the baby sprouts form. Thank you Mlgardener.
Mine are about 4, 5 inches apart AND in a 14-inch container, haha! My first time! I plan to prune all the leaves that intersect in the center of the plants and only leave the outters leaves for photosynthesis, opening the center of the plants for air circulation and space. I like to experiment, so we'll see how they do!
Luke, I live in Scottsdale, AZ . I'm trying all you tips this year. I have a very small area in my patio 4 x 12 feet. I have build up the soil over the passed year, with coffee grounds daily. Putting in a core of grass clippings down the center 8 to10 inches deep. trying some lettuce and radishes for now the first frost is at the mid of Dec. here. Thank you for all you do for us all. Your awesome.
Luke. I am a new gardener and amazing to me and.my wife, I love it. I am a brussel sprout lover and am growing my second set, (first set bombed) however, I hope this will help me. I am addicted to your channel bruh.
Awesome guide to growing and maturing sprouts. I have to admit this one made me laugh. Feeling under the weather and grouchy. Watched the vid to the end, and have to admit I was also fed frozen yucky sprouts. But now grow my own delish sprouts. Much like most vegs. You cannot beat homegrown vegs. Garden On!!!
This was exactly what I needed to see! I couldn’t figure out why people had stalks and mine just leaves with sprouts growing between. Makes since to break the leaves off. First year with a garden and we love Brussels sprouts so thought we would try a couple plants. Thanks for the tips!
We love eating our brussel sprouts when cooked bacon on the frying pan. However, Ive had them brasied with Red Wine as well and they awesome as well ! Ive planted 6 plants for this season (first time grower of BS) & Im hoping to have a decent harvest. Thanks for posting this video, I look forward to watching more.
We had a long cold spring in the twin cities in Minnesota this year and then went into a hot dry early summer. My Brussels sprouts starts from the garden center just sat there. Here we are at the end of august and they are maybe 9” tall😆. I learned elsewhere that the timing of the hot days might have contributed to stunted growth. I doubt I’ll get any sprouts this year but it’s nice to know the leaves are edible like collards. I might experiment and break off some of the few leaves on them and see if they form sprouts. Per your video I think I have a much better idea of what to do next year!
Thanks for this info, I've tried to grow them a few years and they never make sprouts. I thought something was wrong. I always have the huge leaves. And now it's Nov.and I see the beginning of the sprouts. I cut some leaves to eat, like my broccoli leaves. I see now the little buds, but it might be too late in the season. Maybe if it doesn't get too cold I will have some brussel sprouts. I will definitely follow your guide next year. The trench digging with the straw sounds good. I will check it out.
Thanks for the info !! I like them ok from the store frozen section, but it makes a huge difference to not overcook them, It's worked best for me to only boil a couple min. at most then, with lid on completely, shut off heat & leave for 5 min.
I love brussel sprouts always have, I just started to plant my first batch of seeds and about half are sprouting in their little pots, I know what to do for the plants now so thnx
Do try a few of them raw too. Delicious. I am growing my first ones this year. Wish i had seen this. Mine are absolutely covered in tiny Brussels sprouts. Looking forward to trying them again next season.
I take off the bottom half of the leaves once the plant is about 12in tall leaving 4-6 rows of top leaves to grow the plant then keep trimming off the bottom row of leaves every week as it grows taller to its full 36-46in height. 2 reasons. 1. Exposure to the sunlight seems to help budding sprouts on the stalk grow to maturity faster. 2. leaving the lower leaves on puts water and nutrients into those leaves instead of pushing it out onto the emerging sprouts, wasting nutrients and water and slowing sprout development. Also pushing 4 tall stakes down among the leaf stems close to the main stalk to box them in ( no ties) will add support and keep the plant upright and secure when it starts getting top heavy.
Luke. I planted my sprouts in early may.. my clumate is similar to yours. Do i still wait till 50 days before first frost to break leaves or 50 days till full maturity. I would like to plant a second crop in august . Thank you for all the videos they have been a huge help..
Great video, my Brussels sprouts are always small. I believe it is due to lack of nitrogen you mentioned. Thanks for the info, learned something new again!
Thank you for this informative video - can't wait to plant it this year. Can I grow Brussels sprouts in a container? I am located in Delaware and just beginning to plan a garden. I would like to have a container vegetable garden. I have already purchased multiple 18 gallon containers. Appreciate any guidance/advice you might share.
greetings from Arizona growing zone 9b. we are looking forward to planting our fall crop this july! starting indoors of course! thanks for the tips and tricks, wish us luck defeating the pest pressure. lol
That’s interesting about breaking the leaves off to get larger sprouts, I also saw on a channel ( I don’t remember which one ) to encourage onions to grow bigger at a certain point in the onions growth you should break over the greens to stop them from getting bigger and encourage the bulbs to grow. Now I’ll have to look for that video.
I bought a bunch of worm castings i want to add a 10 lb bag to a 4'x8' box. Is this too much? Also, he says to pack the soil down. Does he mean after I put the starts in or before I put them in?
I am growing Brussel sprouts for the first time this year. I had no idea about breaking the leaves. Thank you so much.
How was your first harvest?
When I was 12 years old I went into the hospital to get my tonsils out and the hospital served me brussel sprouts. I gagged and thought I would die and vowed never to touch them again.
About 2 years ago, when I was 61, I went out to dinner at a vegan restaurant with my husband and thought it was time to address my irrational hatred of brussel sprouts. I tried the restaurant's side dish and it blew me away. Earlier this year I made a baked cheezy casserole with brussel sprouts and we really liked it.
Now I'm trying to find a nice spot on our property to grow them.
So, the wife was all stoked when she saw this earlier today, when you mentioned your preparation method. Tonight we had brussels sprouts sauteed in red wine. It was okay, but cut them in half, broil them with olive oil and salt and pepper, then aioli for dipping. That is the bomb.
Thanks for this great information about Brussels sprouts! I don’t care for them, but I’m willing to give them another try! I got some seeds from you and I’m going to attempt to grow them this year! Love your videos!! Thank you so much!
I grow a mile of time.Cause I've already met up for you if I eat a minute.I'll give my stevie stevie
the leaves are edible and can be cooked like collard greens. I harvest several a week to help promote sprout growth and sautee them with EVO, garlic, and montreal steak seasoning. Couldn't pay some friends of mine to eat the sprouts but they will beg me to fix the leaves.
I did not know that the greens were edible. Thanks. Best
mcraw4d I had no idea! 🍻🌱
make great compost too! lol
Sounds YUMMY! Thanks for sharing. Think I'll try growing next year.
So, you can eat the full leaves and not just the sprouts?
I LOVE Brussels Sprouts!! I called them baby cabbages when I was a kid. YUM! YUM!! God Bless! Carmen
So darn helpful, especially the leaf breaking part. NO one tells ya that part. I learn so much watching your videos!
I've been told with shock on people's faces to not break them. Every RUclips gardener has said to break them. I'll be breaking my in about a week.
Always break them because it will help the plant put more energy where it needs to be
Ditto!~
I'm just trying brussel sprout plants for the first time. They're shorter but producing sprouts. I started all my Brussels, brocolli cauliflower I late July. I put them in the only space I had available so they didn't get a ton of sun in the beginning, I was afraid of bolt. But they're growing. Since it's Dec, I made a clear plastic house that surrounds all these. I had to because we got a surprise hard freeze early and that damaged a few leaves on the brocolli.So I pull the plastic back on nice sunny days. Cover only completely only when freezing weather is coming. It's been 120 days now & seeing veg starting on most. I hope this works for my first try. I'm zone 7 in the mountains of NE AL. I've heard a lot people have been unsuccessful in growing all these plants in my area so feeling blessed. Next year, I will try starting all these in pots earlier. Maybe I'll get food sooner?
Hope so. Thank you for the video. I was beginning to worry that I wouldn't see any food, only leaves.
Thank you for the guidance. This is the first year that I have planted Brussels sprouts. It’s one of my favorite vegetable of all times. I agree with you. It’s got to be fresh not frozen. One of my fav recipe. Cut them in half, deep fry them in oil, once they’re crispy on the outside take them out of the oil, strain them and put grease ground pepper and balsamic vinegar dressing. If I hav e a party or I’m invited to one, I always have many people asking for the the recipe and it’s always the first dish that is GONE. Never had leftovers. Enjoy.🥰
My kids love brussel sprouts but they've only had them frozen from steam bags, but this year we are growing our own! Can't wait to harvest. We've been watching so many of your videos, being from Michigan starting a garden it's nice to hear info that pertains to our crazy climate! Thank you!
Roasted brussles with bacon , feta dried cranberries and balsamic.....heaven
I need tips for growing a vegetable. RUclips what I'm looking for and scroll till I find Luke's video. Works everytime!
Never grew Brussels Sprouts. For that matter didn't have a fall garden. I was missing out.
I've had BS pressure steamed with butter, balsamic and port wine. Sweet and YUMMY. You could also reduce some balsamic to a syrup and drizzle over steamed sprouts.
I'm planting them tomorrow. (I live in Southern California and can plant in July for a winter harvest. I Love Life!)
Luke, you are the Man! Love your videos. Learned a lot. You actually saved my Onions. Can't thank you enough. Keep up the great work! God Bless.
Thanks for the tip! I love them roasted with root vegetables. Cut in half and I add olive oil and Italian herbs to all the veggies (or whatever you like) :)
Roasting brings out a slightly sweet, nuttiness to the sprouts. So tasty!
Love the vids. I'm newish to gardening. I've been growing cannabis for a while and fell in love with gardening that way. So I'm new to fruits and vegetables gardening. Funny, I seem to get almost as much enjoyment growing food as I do growing cannabis. Gardening man totally the way to inner peace. Anyways I watched this video a while back and i misunderstood the trimming (cannabis has a far different growth strategy), I trimmed several bottom leaves far too early but everything seems fine. Glad I rewatched.
I really love them to. I did give them a try but i had a white fly problem after a while, then because of that I took off all if the leaves as you did, not knowing that I was supposed to do so. They were growing but they weren't forming well at all. Yours look nice and tight and forming well, mines were very loose and not forming at all. I ended up pulling them when I realized they weren't cooperating. But you just encouraged me Luke as usual, imma give it another shot, because I to LOVEEE me some Brussel Sprouts. I would love it more if I could grow a bunch for me and the family to enjoy all the time. Thanks buddy
Thank you Luke. I enjoy watching all the "how to" guides. You have reignited my passion for home gardening. Since coming across your channel, I have developed my plans for building two raised beds early next year. Starting small and moving up from there.
How funny at the end where u say U hated them as a child. Same here! Then now as an adult and now that I grow my own veggies I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️😍❣️💖 LOVE THEM 💯!!!!!
Fresh Brussels sprouts are the best!
Have the same experience!
Hated them for 20y out of stupidity, untill I ate fresh at a restaurant blew my mind!
They are amazing in a vegetable stew with fresh potatos and in creamy cheesy combinations!
Great content
Also BIG THANKS u have become my number one run to for tips tricks and help I trust your garden abilities over the rest of the internet so Luke & Cindy hugs of gratitude guys
WE have about 25 Brussels sprouts plants and had no idea what to do to get results. This was very helpful.
Great info! Came here to get a question answered about the brussel sprouts we have growing at our community garden. You answered my question. Thank you for the info and the video. This is our first year growing brussel srouts. We planted (4) to start with to see how they would do. So far, so good! Couldn't be happier with the results so far.
I just started eating brussel sprouts late last year and really like brussel sprouts roasted with salt, black pepper and onion powder with chicken and potatoes roasted with same seasoning to and we are going to plant brussel sprouts this year in our veggie garden!
I am growing brussel sprouts for the first time in and so appreciate the tip to cut bottom leaves, going to do that right away!
the best meal ever roasted brussels sprouts with garlic. the prob i have with growing them is that they need to either be cold framed in the spring or planted in the heat of summer here in z5, i had good luck one year with purple brussels sprouts but thei flavor wasnt as good as green. luke is the best gardening teacher on earth bless him
Chewing on a freshly picked Brussel sprout ... heavenly!
How can anyone not like this video? It is awesome!
I actually like them frozen from the store, boiled with a little salt pepper and butter but this year I'm growing my own and this vid helps. Can't wait! Thanks Alot!
Oh good, I did something right! First time for brussel sprouts. I had trimmed them up the other day to make it easier to control the aphids. That worked and I have the benefit of getting bigger sprouts!!! Perfect! Thanks for your great videos.
buy some lady bugs and they will take care of those aphids stat
People like yourself are very helpful! Thank you so much for your advice!
Happy to have found this video, just got some starter Brussel Sprout plants yesterday :) will check out the other videos you referenced
Love your videos sir. Before eating those goodies, take off some of the brussel sprout leafs on the sprouts themselves,wash well,damp dry,salt and olive oil in a bowl. Toss well, bake at 350 on a pan for 20 minutes or until browned. Sprout chips, amazing.
As a kid I ate raw Brussel sprouts from a friend's dad's allotment, magnificent! I love them now! Also growing for the first time this year.👍
Thank you so much ,you are so easy to understand what you are saying, the information are excellent, love the way you are explaining how to grow brussel sprout.
Sliced and roasted with olive oil garlic and manchego cheese or Parmesan. Drizzle balsamic vinegar. Yum!!
Add dried cranberries and feta 😍
That’s how I prepare them. Delicious
How do you prep with that. Blessings 😱
Oh my gosh again with your videos!! Grew these for the first time this year but never got around to learning how to grow them!! I've got about 6 HUGE PLANTS full of leaves but never knew to pick leaves off!! It's mid November, hope it's not too late, one plant is really huge with tons of Brussels sprouts but they didn't really plump out. Now I know why!! Thank you so much. I hope I can catch them in times to pull leaves off and get something anyway.
It might not be too late. might as well give it a shot!
Oh My, Thank You so much, So Helpful, My plants get so big, but the sprouts don't, Got this Now !!!
Wonderful info - never knew about breaking off leaves. LOVE the Brussels, sliced with onions and walnuts roasted in oil topped with parmesan cheese!
Step by step tutorial with great delivery and kitchen tips as a bonus. Subbing now.
Ive already got 2 kinds of Brussels sprouts seeds for next year! I can't wait! I love fresh Brussels from our farmers market still on the stock! Great price only $7. & I picked 67 off it which was 3 side dishes but Im excited to grow my own!! Thanks for the great tips!!
And yes frozen ones are disgusting!!
Thanks for sharing this because I love Brussels sprouts.I wiil certainly try to grow one or two this year.
Thank you. So helpful. FINALLY mine are doing pretty good this year. But I'll go out today and break off more leaves. I'd love that recipe you mention!
Thank you. I would have never know to take the leaves off my plants without your advice. Keep them coming!
One of my favs to grow and eat. I like waiting till after first frost or two as it tends to sweeten their flavor.
Oh perfect timing Luke. I planted 2 types of Brussels sprouts in my raised bed but was too greedy and grew them way too close. Glad you mentioned the spacing which I need to correct. I will try to transfer them then.
First time I've grown brussel sprouts, where I live in Southern Western Australia. Been wondering why I haven't seen any tiny brussel sprouts growing yet in 3 months. 2-3 feet tall already and now I know - I need to complete the leaf removal process, which my chooks are going to just love. I'm now looking forward to watching the baby sprouts form. Thank you Mlgardener.
Plant thyme and rosemary next to the plants, the scent will throw off the cabbage worms.
Thank you, thank you. Your video was quite useful. Looking forward to this seasons Brussels Sprouts.
Mine are about 4, 5 inches apart AND in a 14-inch container, haha! My first time! I plan to prune all the leaves that intersect in the center of the plants and only leave the outters leaves for photosynthesis, opening the center of the plants for air circulation and space. I like to experiment, so we'll see how they do!
Luke, I live in Scottsdale, AZ . I'm trying all you tips this year. I have a very small area in my patio 4 x 12 feet. I have build up the soil over the passed year, with coffee grounds daily. Putting in a core of grass clippings down the center 8 to10 inches deep. trying some lettuce and radishes for now the first frost is at the mid of Dec. here. Thank you for all you do for us all. Your awesome.
Nice video Luke. I've struggled getting Brussels sprouts - likely due to not fertilizing properly. Have a good day!
Luke. I am a new gardener and amazing to me and.my wife, I love it. I am a brussel sprout lover and am growing my second set, (first set bombed) however, I hope this will help me. I am addicted to your channel bruh.
Awesome guide to growing and maturing sprouts. I have to admit this one made me laugh. Feeling under the weather and grouchy. Watched the vid to the end, and have to admit I was also fed frozen yucky sprouts. But now grow my own delish sprouts. Much like most vegs. You cannot beat homegrown vegs. Garden On!!!
Thank you. Growing these for first time. Noticed the little sprouts were not forming well. Will try the trifecta and the leaf removal.
I'm growing some this year. A friend planted some last year and let me run off with some leaves. I blanched them and they were delicious!
This was exactly what I needed to see! I couldn’t figure out why people had stalks and mine just leaves with sprouts growing between. Makes since to break the leaves off. First year with a garden and we love Brussels sprouts so thought we would try a couple plants. Thanks for the tips!
I've never, ever successfully grown Brussels Sprouts so thank you for sharing this, hopefully 2018 is the year I manage it!
did you grow any?
I hope you succeeded!
How'd it work out for you?
How did it go?
Going to try growing brussel sprouts next yr! Thnks for the video/education on how!😊
I love brussel sprouts my favourite vegetable yum yum
We love eating our brussel sprouts when cooked bacon on the frying pan.
However, Ive had them brasied with Red Wine as well and they awesome as well !
Ive planted 6 plants for this season (first time grower of BS) & Im hoping to have a decent harvest.
Thanks for posting this video, I look forward to watching more.
Thanks, I needed this information for my brussel sprouts.
been growing them for over 20 years and never did this while had perfect sized sprouts. Will have to give this a try on the ones this year.
How did it work out for you
I just planted some seeds so this video was really helpful
We had a long cold spring in the twin cities in Minnesota this year and then went into a hot dry early summer. My Brussels sprouts starts from the garden center just sat there. Here we are at the end of august and they are maybe 9” tall😆. I learned elsewhere that the timing of the hot days might have contributed to stunted growth. I doubt I’ll get any sprouts this year but it’s nice to know the leaves are edible like collards. I might experiment and break off some of the few leaves on them and see if they form sprouts. Per your video I think I have a much better idea of what to do next year!
Great video. My second time attempting. Planted too late last year. So many helpful tips
me too, hated brussel sprouts frozen same reasons as yourself, now i love fresh brussel sprouts
awesome bought one plant just to try hopefully it grows in my greenhouse thanku:)
excellent, would never have known to pinch the leaves! I love brussels too!
That step is genious! Been growing them for a couple years now and had no idea! Thanks for the tippage!
How did it go
Thanks for this info, I've tried to grow them a few years and they never make sprouts. I thought something was wrong. I always have the huge leaves. And now it's Nov.and I see the beginning of the sprouts. I cut some leaves to eat, like my broccoli leaves. I see now the little buds, but it might be too late in the season. Maybe if it doesn't get too cold I will have some brussel sprouts. I will definitely follow your guide next year. The trench digging with the straw sounds good. I will check it out.
they love the cold
I love Brussels sprouts I always have seconds of them on Christmas
Thank you this is very helpful. I plan to grow some this summer in 2021.
I am growing them first time this year, thanks!
My first year growing them, great tips!💜💜
Thanks for the info !! I like them ok from the store frozen section, but it makes a huge difference to not overcook them, It's worked best for me to only boil a couple min. at most then, with lid on completely, shut off heat & leave for 5 min.
Thank you for this growing guide.
Excellent advice. Cannot wait until next spring!
Awesome im growing Brussel sprouts this year for the first time cant wait!
If I direct sow (zone 6b) should I start plants in April or mid July? I read that they are better if they experience a frost or two before harvesting.
Love me some brussel sprouts! ❤️
Thank you! Very helpful. I remember eating brussel sprouts right out of my uncles garden when I was a kid. I thought they were the best!
Loved this simple guide. Will look for other videos from you.
I love brussel sprouts always have, I just started to plant my first batch of seeds and about half are sprouting in their little pots, I know what to do for the plants now so thnx
Finally! So much info! Thank you for going the distance. Will be planting some tomorrow!
Do try a few of them raw too. Delicious. I am growing my first ones this year. Wish i had seen this. Mine are absolutely covered in tiny Brussels sprouts. Looking forward to trying them again next season.
Enjoyed the video Sr. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated! God bless!!
I take off the bottom half of the leaves once the plant is about 12in tall leaving 4-6 rows of top leaves to grow the plant then keep trimming off the bottom row of leaves every week as it grows taller to its full 36-46in height. 2 reasons. 1. Exposure to the sunlight seems to help budding sprouts on the stalk grow to maturity faster. 2. leaving the lower leaves on puts water and nutrients into those leaves instead of pushing it out onto the emerging sprouts, wasting nutrients and water and slowing sprout development. Also pushing 4 tall stakes down among the leaf stems close to the main stalk to box them in ( no ties) will add support and keep the plant upright and secure when it starts getting top heavy.
Luke. I planted my sprouts in early may.. my clumate is similar to yours. Do i still wait till 50 days before first frost to break leaves or 50 days till full maturity. I would like to plant a second crop in august . Thank you for all the videos they have been a huge help..
Thank you....my first year and for never doing them before I deleafed them knowing it may help them. Just now harvesting them...Ohio
Great video, my Brussels sprouts are always small. I believe it is due to lack of nitrogen you mentioned. Thanks for the info, learned something new again!
Enjoyed your video. Learned much.
Would it make sense to put them in a tomato cage or stake them?
I grow mine in tomato cages. They grow fine. I am in zone 9b, central Florida.
Good info. Saute steamed with garlic and butter. Best
Same, the same with Garlic, and butter. also with the red wine.. Super Yummy
loved this on the Brussel Sprouts I love them too and am never able to get them large enough to harvest!!!
Thank you for this informative video - can't wait to plant it this year. Can I grow Brussels sprouts in a container? I am located in Delaware and just beginning to plan a garden. I would like to have a container vegetable garden. I have already purchased multiple 18 gallon containers. Appreciate any guidance/advice you might share.
Thank you, makes me want to try myself to grow them. When do you start seeds?
greetings from Arizona growing zone 9b. we are looking forward to planting our fall crop this july! starting indoors of course! thanks for the tips and tricks, wish us luck defeating the pest pressure. lol
That’s interesting about breaking the leaves off to get larger sprouts, I also saw on a channel ( I don’t remember which one ) to encourage onions to grow bigger at a certain point in the onions growth you should break over the greens to stop them from getting bigger and encourage the bulbs to grow. Now I’ll have to look for that video.
I grew them last year with great success, however this year I will definitely break off leaves for a larger sprout! Thx Luke.
I bought a bunch of worm castings i want to add a 10 lb bag to a 4'x8' box. Is this too much?
Also, he says to pack the soil down. Does he mean after I put the starts in or before I put them in?
Do you stake the plants? Trying again this year. Always grew well for my dad, I get plants with blisters, no sprouts, probably fertilizer.