BRUSSELS SPROUTS Mezzo Nano

Species: Brussels Sprouts
Latin name: Brassica Oleracea L. Convar. Olereca Var. Gemmifera Dc.
Inscription in the European catalog under: Mezzo Nano
Other usual name: -
Variety: Mezzo Nano
Family: Brassicacées
Origin: Europe

Brussels Sprouts: Late variety vegetable with dark green leaves which produces miniature cabbages, size of large nut presenting itself in bunches on a very rigid long stalk. Harvest from the top of the plant. Flavor improves with first frosts of autumn. Brussels sprouts are only consumed cooked, and it's an excellent source of vitamins.

Seed sowing: March to April
Harvest Brussels sprouts: October to February
Height: Brussels sprouts reach an average of 1 m
Exposure: Sunny, sheltered

Sowing instructions: Sowing from March to April in seedbed. Transplant in a distance of 60 cm between plants when they have 3 to 4 leaves. Brussels sprouts like a fertile, wet and well drained soil. Remove leaves of the base as the Brussels buds appear.

Sowing distance: 60cm in all directions between plants
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 18°C to 20°C
Seed germination: 10 to 15 days
Nutritional value: 25 Kcal for 100 gr

Net weight of seeds: 4 gr = +/- 1200 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.