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Planting Brussels Sprouts. Distinctly a cool-season
crop. Brussels sprouts are hardier than cabbage and will winter over out-of-doors
in the milder regions. They may be grown as a winter crop in the South.
In cold regions the plants may be taken up when hard freezing approaches
and set close together in a pit or coldframe or in a cellar with soil
compacted around the roots.
Plant four or five seeds in one place and
later thin out to one plant. Plants are grown 18 inches apart in rows
30 inches apart. The sprouts, or small heads, form at the juncture of
the large leaves with the stems. As the sprouts begin to form, break the
lower leaves from the stems to give the sprouts more room. Do not remove
the top leaves; they supply nourishment to the plants.
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