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Brussels sprout 'Brodie' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Brussels sprout 'Brodie'

Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) 'Brodie'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae

About this plant

A top performing hardy annual sprout that is the customer favourite for flavour in supermarket trials because of its exceptional mild-sweet taste. It has a good holding ability and can be harvested between September and December, perfect for Christmas Day dinner

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

NeutralAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained, non-acid soil in full sun. Sow indoors from February or sow direct in March at a depth of 1cm and a distance of 30cm between rows. See vegetable cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be susceptible to birds, cabbage caterpillars, cabbage gall weevil, cabbage root fly, cabbage stem flea beetle, cabbage whitefly, cutworms, flea beetles, mealy cabbage aphid, slugs and snails, swede midge

Diseases

May be susceptible to black rot, clubroot, downy mildew, foot and root rot, leaf spot, white blister

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

WinterSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years