2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Brussels sprouts are undeservedly deprived of attention on our backyard plots. But compared to the more popular white-headed variety, despite the miniature size of the cobs, the Brussels sprout contains approximately 2 times more substances useful to the body. In addition, it is less demanding on soil and fertilization, and also, unlike other species, does not need frequent watering. And one plant will bear fruit from summer to late autumn
Features of Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts look quite unusual for cabbage. Small heads of cabbage are formed in the axils of the leaves, the long petioles of which grow on a high stem in the next order. And you can harvest these babies gradually, as the leaves grow and turn yellow. As soon as the leaf changes color, this is a sign that the head of cabbage located nearby can already be eaten. The plant can stand in the garden before the arrival of frost.
Conditions for growing Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts are grown through seedlings in the same way as white cabbage, or they can be propagated immediately by sowing in a greenhouse or soil under a shelter - film or agrofibre. When propagating through seedlings, picking is started in the phase of 3-4 leaves. Before transplanting, the beds are filled with a mixture of humus with wood ash in a ratio of 10: 1.
Brussels sprouts do not like direct sunlight, and the heat has a bad effect on the formation of heads of cabbage. Therefore, a place for planting is set aside in partial shade, under the lacy shade of trees, tall shrubs or near fences, fences.
Planting seedlings to a permanent place
The plant grows quite large and requires a large area of nutrition. When planting Brussels sprouts in a permanent place, the holes are made in a checkerboard pattern of 60 x 60 cm. When planting, ash is added to the hole - about a handful. After that, the seedlings are recommended to be covered with cut bottles. Brussels sprouts have a long growing season, and it would be a rational decision to use a lighthouse culture in an empty space or plant root crops, for example, beets.
Planting Brussels sprouts
One and a half weeks after the Brussels sprouts are planted in a permanent place, fertilizing with nitrogen compounds must be carried out. You can use a mullein. Also, during the formation of a leaf outlet for the preparation of a nutrient solution for 10 liters of water, use:
• ammonium nitrate - 15 g;
• superphosphate - 10 g;
• potassium chloride - 10 g.
In addition, care should include loosening the beds and moderate watering.
When the heads of cabbage become the size of a cherry, it is recommended to pinch the top of the plant. This trick helps to redirect nutrients from plant growth to head-tying.
You also need to take into account that during this period, the need for phosphorus-potassium supplements increases. To provide your pet with all the necessary elements, they take for fertilization for 10 liters of water:
• ammonium nitrate - 6 g;
• superphosphate - 20 g;
• potassium chloride - 15 g.
In addition, plantings need to be weeded out and protected from pests. Aphids pose a great danger to the plant. In addition, she has larger enemies. Birds will not mind taking advantage of your harvest. Therefore, it is recommended to dig in stakes at the edges of the beds and pull the net over it.
As it grows, the cabbage reaches a great height and weight. And so that the stem does not collapse, you need to do high hilling. You can also install a support. The lower yellowed leaves are regularly removed. The achievement of consumer ripeness of cabbage is evidenced not only by the changed color of the foliage, but also by the degree of density of the heads of cabbage, as well as the size - approximately the size of a walnut. Harvesting begins from the bottom of the plant.
With the onset of frost, the plant can be dug up and moved to the basement for storage. In this case, the leaves must be removed, and the root must be buried. You can store the stem with the heads and without the root - they will keep fresh for at least three months. But in this case, the leaves are removed.
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