Growing Brussels Sprouts: Cool-Season Nutrition for Your Garden

Brussels sprouts thrive in temperate climates, tolerate frost, and pack a nutritional punch. Here's how to maximize your harvest.

Growing Steps

Site prep: Pots (≥12" deep, 10" wide) or beds amended with compost/manure in fall. pH <7.
Timing: Start indoors, transplant at 4–6 weeks. Space 16–18". Maturity: up to 100 days.
Climate: Cooler = better yields. Keep soil evenly moist; top-dress with compost.
Harvest: Pick firm buds (½–1") from bottom up. Survives frosts—harvest into deep cold.

Easy to grow, highly nutritious, and winter-hardy—Brussels sprouts deserve a spot in your garden.

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