Tag: Brussels sprouts

  • Operation – Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Operation – Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Every vegetable grower has one, a difficult vegetable to grow. I’ve had more failures with growing Brussels Sprouts than any other vegetable. Yet I still pick myself up and try growing them again. This year is no exception, I am determined to find a way of actually getting some Brussels Sprouts on my dinner plate.…

  • Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Every vegetable grower has one, a difficult vegetable to grow. I’ve had more failures with growing Brussels Sprouts than any other vegetable. Yet I still pick myself up and try growing them again. This year is no exception, I am determined to find a way of actually getting some Brussels Sprouts on my dinner plate.…

  • The ‘Keep Out the Cabbage White Butterfly’ Cage Trial for my Brussels Sprouts

    The ‘Keep Out the Cabbage White Butterfly’ Cage Trial for my Brussels Sprouts

    I love butterflies but with one exception, the dreaded Cabbage White Butterfly. If you have ever grown cabbages or any other brassica you’ll know what I’m talking about. I have seen first hand the devastation the cabbage white butterflies and their caterpillars can unleash on my Brussels Sprouts two years ago. I was a beginner…