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Brussell Sprouts with no Sprouts! wayne.deloach@gmail.com 09-06-2008
Posted by wayne.deloach@gmail.com on September 6, 2008, 9:14 pm
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I have been growing Jade Cross Brussell sprouts for years and have
always had great crops. This year, however, the plants are big and
beautiful as always but not a sprout to be found! I didn't do
anything different that I know of. What happened? Anybody else ever
have this problem?

Posted by Zootal on September 6, 2008, 9:37 pm
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I have huge beautiful plants with little tiny nubs for sprouts. They did
this last year, and it wasn't until late October or November or so that they
actually grew. I ate b.sprouts all winter long. In February I was picking
big fat sprouts off of the plants, those that survived the snow and ice
(which was most of them).

>I have been growing Jade Cross Brussell sprouts for years and have
> always had great crops. This year, however, the plants are big and
> beautiful as always but not a sprout to be found! I didn't do
> anything different that I know of. What happened? Anybody else ever
> have this problem?



Posted by wayne.deloach@gmail.com on September 7, 2008, 3:00 pm
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> I have huge beautiful plants with little tiny nubs for sprouts. They did
> this last year, and it wasn't until late October or November or so that t=
hey
> actually grew. I ate b.sprouts all winter long. In February I was picking
> big fat sprouts off of the plants, those that survived the snow and ice
> (which was most of them).
>
>
>
>
>
> >I have been growing Jade Cross Brussell sprouts for years and have
> > always had great crops. =A0This year, however, the plants are big and
> > beautiful as always but not a sprout to be found! =A0I didn't do
> > anything different that I know of. =A0What happened? =A0Anybody else ev=
er
> > have this problem?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I can hardly believe that! I'm in northern Wisconsin and my plants
will just plain freeze to death before then! I sure would like to
know what the deal is though. This has never happened before.

Posted by enigma on September 7, 2008, 4:22 pm
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oups.com:

> I can hardly believe that! I'm in northern Wisconsin and
> my plants will just plain freeze to death before then! I
> sure would like to know what the deal is though. This has
> never happened before.

have you tried topping them? cut off the tops. that sometimes
forces them to make sprouts.
if it was too cool they may not make sprouts. if it's too hot
they don't make sprouts either, until it starts cooling down
at night.
i've had years where they didn't start forming sprouts until
September, but i had nice fat sprouts by Thanksgiving, even
after a couple freezes. i'm in NH. i also just leave them on
the plants all winter & harvest as needed. freezing makes them
sweeter.
lee
--
Last night while sitting in my chair
I pinged a host that wasn't there
It wasn't there again today
The host resolved to NSA.

Posted by wayne.deloach@gmail.com on September 7, 2008, 6:26 pm
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> oups.com:
>
> > I can hardly believe that! =A0I'm in northern Wisconsin and
> > my plants will just plain freeze to death before then! =A0I
> > sure would like to know what the deal is though. =A0This has
> > never happened before.
>
> have you tried topping them? cut off the tops. that sometimes
> forces them to make sprouts.
> =A0if it was too cool they may not make sprouts. if it's too hot
> they don't make sprouts either, until it starts cooling down
> at night.
> =A0i've had years where they didn't start forming sprouts until
> September, but i had nice fat sprouts by Thanksgiving, even
> after a couple freezes. i'm in NH. i also just leave them on
> the plants all winter & harvest as needed. freezing makes them
> sweeter.
> lee
> --
> Last night while sitting in my chair
> I pinged a host that wasn't there
> It wasn't there again today
> The host resolved to NSA.

Ok, I'll try that. Thanks.

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