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    blown sprouts

    I was gifted about 6 plants not sure of the variety and they look great greenery wise but the sprouts looks really rough either they are blown or nibbled not sure which maybe both.
    I have them staked and netted. My ph is 7 but the plot has been over grown for a few years I think until I got it this year.
    Saying that they still taste great even if they look rough. So next year I want to do better. I read they like firm soil so could I literally plant them in my walk ways that I use to get between rows ? also I might try and get some goodness in the soil with compost and or manure
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    I think by firm soil it means they like to firmed in with your heel/foot at the time of planting.
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    • #3
      Sprouts don't like rich soil, if its too high in nutrients then they blow/explode rather than stay as little buttons. The same goes for Cauliflower & Broccoli/Calabrese.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Mikey View Post
        Sprouts don't like rich soil, if its too high in nutrients then they blow/explode rather than stay as little buttons. The same goes for Cauliflower & Broccoli/Calabrese.

        Now I am confused I assumed my soil was lacking some thing because my cabbages ended up quite small and my Cauliflower were the size of golf balls. I thought lime at first but my ph tested 7 so I thought that was ok then thought maybe it's just lacking in goodness. Dandylions seem to be the weed that likes my soil lots though I think they like any soil also stinging nettles.
        Last edited by captainhastings; 02-11-2013, 02:11 PM.

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        • #5
          All depends rich soil I would class as having manure recently (within a year) or given a regular dose of fertiliser. I have had a similar year to you small hearts etc but my soil hasn't had anything added for 5-6 years according to plot neighbour at the lottie so my small amounts of chicken manure etc wouldn't have dented the exhaustion.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Jamesy_uk View Post
            All depends rich soil I would class as having manure recently (within a year) or given a regular dose of fertiliser. I have had a similar year to you small hearts etc but my soil hasn't had anything added for 5-6 years according to plot neighbour at the lottie so my small amounts of chicken manure etc wouldn't have dented the exhaustion.

            Mine is the same not seen manure for long time so as it is cleared I am giving it a good coating and we will see how we go next year

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            • #7
              Do they look like these? Flower Sprout Seeds - The First New Vegetable Since 2002! (Buy Petit Posy Seeds Online)

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                Well guy behind me on the Allotments said his stuff looked like mine last year and so he put on a thick layer on manure and this year everything's big and healthy looking to my eyes.

                I still use blown sprouts kind of like Fleurisa's link and just say they are mini cabbages and it always gets an Ohhh, didn't know you could grow them that small.
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                • #9
                  I think the reason its advocated to firm your sprouts in is because of wind rock. If the wind rocks them it will break the roots causing a check in growth. This check in growth could result in blown sprouts.
                  Sometimes its just the variety of sprouts that are prone to blowing. A lot has been made of using heritage open pollinated stuff instead of F1 hybrids. I can't grow heritage sprouts but have no trouble with F1 varieties apart from having sprouts all on the same day when they a 4p a kilo in the shops!
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Fleurisa View Post
                    Do they look like these?
                    Thank Fleurisa for that thingamygig? to let me see petit posy photos, I have grown these this year and was getting ready to toss them out as I thought they were blown. I will now instruct my cook that they grow that way.
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                    • #11
                      No they don't look like that. The look quite tightly form but just very rough lots of broken leaves. Just been looking for pictures of blown sprouts but can't find any. May be they have been nibbled I will take some pics at weekend. I noticed today that ones further up the plant look a lot better. I did stake them a couple of weeks ago maybe that has helped

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                      • #12
                        here are the culprits

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