Grow your own sprouts
by Diane - December 9th, 2012.Filed under: Suttons Seeds.
Too late to sow your own sprouts for Christmas 2012 but for Christmas 2013 you should start looking now!
Brassica Petit Posy Plants £6.99
FlowerSprout(TM) Variety – This intriguing variety can be grown like brussels sprouts, standing happily in the garden all winter. The purple and green ‘buttons’ the plants produce are loose and frilly-edged, with a flavour that is more akin to spring greens than brussels sprouts. Rich in vitamins A, C, K and folate, they’re ideal for stir-fries, steamed or microwaved!
Brussels Sprout – FlowerSprout Petit Posy Seeds £1.85
You may have seen these in the supermarket, but now you can grow your own!This intriguing FlowerSprout(TM) variety is very hardy, standing happily in the garden throughout winter. The purple and green ‘buttons’ are loose and frilly, with a delicious flavour that is more akin to spring greens than brussels sprouts. Rich in vitamins A, C, K and folate, they’re ideal for stir-fries, steamed or microwaved!
Brussels Sprout F1 Crispus Seeds £2.99
Very well adapted to growing under stressed conditions, reliably producing good crops of smooth, dark green sprouts, that hold well. Pick from September to November. Club Root resistant variety.
Brussels Sprout F1 Wellington Plants £5.99
One of the best late-maturing varieties available. The vigorous plants bear heavy crops of tasty, dark green sprouts from December to March. Good frost resistance and excellent holding ability.
Brussels Sprout Plants – Crispus £6.99
Very well adapted to growing under stressed conditions, it reliably produces good crops of smooth, dark green sprouts, that hold well on the stalks. Pick from September to November.This variety is at the cutting edge of new breeding, will allow you to overcome the scourge of Club Root! >You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!
Brussels Sprout Plants – Doric £6.99
A vigorous-growing brussels sprout, producing good yields of quality, dark green buttons from November through to Christmas. It stands well and the delicious sprouts are easily detached when harvesting. Height 75cm (30). Spread 50cm (20).
Brussels Sprout Red Ball Seed £1.85
For those looking for something different, this is a must! It has a sweet mild taste and a colour which deepens in cold weather. Renowned for their hardiness: it is believed that the colder the weather the better tasting the sprouts! Long cropping season.
Brussels Sprouts Bedford – Winter Harvest Seeds £1.85
Dark green medium-sized sprouts from November to February. Strong and very hardy plants.
Brussels Sprouts F1 Brigitte Plants £5.99
High quality buttons with excellent shape, colour and flavour. A first-class brussels sprout, cropping mid October-mid December. Good disease tolerance. Healthy young plants, individually rooted in small plugs of compost.
Brussels Sprouts F1 Brigitte Plants £5.99
High quality buttons with excellent shape, colour and flavour. A first-class variety, cropping mid October-mid December. Good disease tolerance.
Brussels Sprouts F1 Brigitte Seeds £2.85
High quality buttons with excellent shape, colour and flavour. A first-class brussels sprout, cropping mid October-mid December. Good disease tolerance. Early variety. F1 hybrid varieties produce a larger yield per plant of better quality. The sprouts also ‘hold’ for longer on the stem in good condition.
Brussels Sprouts F1 Brilliant Seeds £2.45
A high-yielding brussels sprout with good button quality and excellent flavour. It has excellent field-holding ability so can be harvested late August-November, and shows tolerance to Powdery Mildew. Early variety. F1 hybrid varieties produce a larger yield per plant of better quality. The sprouts also ‘hold’ for longer on the stem in good condition.
Brussels Sprouts F1 Silverline Seeds £3.55
Has gained consistent results for taste in independent commercial assessments. For picking from mid November to the end of January. The medium sized buttons have good holding ability on the stem. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Late variety. F1 hybrid varieties produce a larger yield per plant of better quality. The sprouts also ‘hold’ for longer on the stem in good condition.
Brussels Sprouts Seeds – Bedford-Fillbasket £1.85
Strong plants producing large, dark green, solid sprouts from autumn into the new year. Late variety.