Brussel Sprout Spacing
Brussels sprouts are relatively easy to grow and take up little space in the garden.
Brussel sprout spacing. Remove leaves first then hang stalk upside down in a cool dry basement or garage or barn. Raise plants in pots where clubroot is a problem. Space or thin plants 24 to 30 inches apart in the garden.
Brussels sprouts like a slightly alkaline soil that is fertile well drained and moist with plenty of organic matter. Planting and spacing brussels sprouts sow brussels sprouts seeds to inch deep. When brussels sprouts are crammed too closely together it s easier for diseases to spread and for pests like cabbage worms to travel from plant to plant.
Kale s a brassica plant so it needs a lot of the same care as your brussels sprouts will. Don t let seedlings sit around for long dry out or get stunted in their pack. 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.
Plant brussels sprouts in firm soil or provide some type of support or wind shelter if you reside in a windy area. Set the young plants at the spacing noted on the label. If planted in rows space rows 30 inches apart to give yourself enough room to walk.
Thin seedlings to 7 5cm 3in apart. When plants are 5 to 7 inches tall they can be transplanted into the. Containers are fine but choose ones that are at least 12 inches wide and plant only one brussel sprout plant per pot.
Too much shade will slow the sprouts maturity. Sow early for the best crops. Collard greens are another brassica plant that can double up with brussels sprouts because they re cared for similarly.