Brussels Sprout 'Red Ball' Seeds

Overview

Brussels Sprout 'Red Ball' is a neat little red coloured brussel sprout. Has the mild taste of sprouts and still keeps its colour when cooked.

The red colour is deeper when it is subjected to cold weather. It is ready to harvest from November to January.

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Seed qty (approx)	50
Sowing months	March, April
Site conditions	Full sun, fertile soil, sheltered site. Likes a soil with high pH so add lime to soil before planting if it is low pH (acid). Grow after Legumes in your crop rotation plan.
How to sow	Sow 2 seeds 1cm deep into a pot/module of compost. Remove weaker seedling if both grow. Plant out when seedlings are 15cm high, 75cm apart. Plant closer if smaller buttons are required. Firm the soil well around plant base. (Seeds can also be sown into prepared seed bed in late March to mid April, in rows 15cm apart and then transplanted when 15cm tall into final position 75cm apart).
Care	Don't need much just keep watered in dry periods: to prevent windrock plant firmly by treading the soil and stake plant well as they are shallow rooting.
Harvest	November - January.
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