brussel sprouts

[pepper]

I sowed sprouts montgomery in paper pots in the greenhouse, the plants are quite big now but the leaves turned a reddish purple colour they started off bright green, what has gone wrong never grown sprouts before

[rustylady]

How big is quite big? When did you sow them?

[pepper]

they are about 4 inches tall

[rustylady]

How many leaves do they have? Purple coloring on brassica leaves can be a sign that they need feeding.

[pepper]

they are just growing leaf number 5, they are in the same pot i sowed them in, I sowed them at the same time as cabbage and cauliflower and swedes, I have these planted in a raised bed under fleece and they are doing really well. Do you think i would be better planting the sprouts too. I was recommended seaweed feed for my onions would this be ok to use on the sprouts

[rustylady]

I think they could do with potting on or planting out.

[Kleftiwallah]

Discoloured leaves are sometimes a plant is under stress. I would plant them out soon.

Cheers, Tony.

[pepper]

thankyou for your help I am going out now to plant them in the raised bed, I have had them in a cold frame for a few weeks will put the fleece tunnel over them and give them some seaweed,hope they will recover ok

[Aberdeenplotter]

give them a spray with the liquid seaweed. The foliar feed will help

[pepper]

have planted the sprouts in the raised bed and sprayed them with the seaweed, so i am hoping this will help