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

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Brussels sprout 'Maximus'

Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) 'Maximus'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae

About this plant

An easy to grow hardy annual vegetable producing a high yield of excellent quality, smooth, sweet tasting buttons on tall stems. One of the most reliable sprout varieties, it shows strong disease resistance and has a long standing period. Sprouts can be harvested between September - February, perfect for Christmas 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

West FacingEast 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 between March - April 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

Generally disease-free. This variety shows excellent disease resistance to clubroot and downy mildew

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

SummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years