Brussel Sprout Plant Spacing
Quick guide to growing brussels sprouts plant brussels sprouts during the cool temperatures of early spring and early fall.
Brussel sprout plant spacing. They must be started indoors 4 weeks before your last frost date. Sow early for the best crops. Mulch to retain moisture and keep the soil temperature cool.
Raise plants in pots where clubroot is a problem. Do not disturb. This is a long season crop planted in spring for a fall harvest.
Repeat every 3 to 4 weeks. Brussels sprouts need room to spread out so space them 18 24 inches apart in an area that gets 6 or more hours of sun. The best companion plants for brussel sprouts include.
Space rows 30 to 36 inches apart. This is to stop overcrowding thus causing the seedlings to become weak and spindly. As with broccoli growing brussels sprouts in warm weather and long days will cause the sprouts to open and be unsuitable for eating.
Brussels sprouts are relatively easy to grow and take up little space in the garden. In flats or containers sow seed 2 inches apart. Sow under cloches or fleece or in a coldframe thinly 13mm in deep in a seed bed in rows 15cm 6in apart from early march to early april using early and late cultivars.
As a brassica plant cauliflower shares space well with brussels sprouts because of their similar maintenance needs. Thin plants to 12 to 24 inches apart when they reach 6 inches tall. The seedlings are ready to plant out when they are about 10cm 4 to 15cm 6 tall.