Uh oh, my brussell sprouts....

sprtsguy76 · March 7, 2011

are starting to form what looks to be flower pods at the top!! Are they done for? Should I pull em? There are sprouts on em but they are very small still about 1/4-1/2 inch in size. The variety is Jade Cross. Any help would be appreciated.

Damon

feldon30 · March 7, 2011

Just took a look at your weather and highs in the mid-60's all week. Could be an issue.

lurley · March 7, 2011

Have you topped them yet? Here in Ohio I have only grow brussels in the fall but here's how I do it.
As the sprout forms below each leaf the leaf above it gets removed. A few weeks before the first frost I top the plant. Topping allows all of the plants energy to go into making the sprouts bigger so they are ready to harvest after a light frost or two and before the first hard frost that kills the plant. I'm just guessing, but the same procedure would probably be helpful in anticipation of warm weather instead of frost.

dustdevil · March 8, 2011

There's a silver lining in every cloud. You could let them flower and harvest the seed.

March 7, 2011	#1
sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	Uh oh, my brussell sprouts.... are starting to form what looks to be flower pods at the top!! Are they done for? Should I pull em? There are sprouts on em but they are very small still about 1/4-1/2 inch in size. The variety is Jade Cross. Any help would be appreciated. Damon

March 7, 2011	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Just took a look at your weather and highs in the mid-60's all week. Could be an issue. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

March 7, 2011	#3
lurley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 741	Have you topped them yet? Here in Ohio I have only grow brussels in the fall but here's how I do it. As the sprout forms below each leaf the leaf above it gets removed. A few weeks before the first frost I top the plant. Topping allows all of the plants energy to go into making the sprouts bigger so they are ready to harvest after a light frost or two and before the first hard frost that kills the plant. I'm just guessing, but the same procedure would probably be helpful in anticipation of warm weather instead of frost.

March 8, 2011	#4
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	There's a silver lining in every cloud. You could let them flower and harvest the seed.