Hardy and resilient, Brussels sprouts are a popular member of the Brassica family and are delicious roasted, sautéed, grilled, or shaved raw in a salad. Homegrown Brussels sprouts are the freshest you ...

EARLY MAY IS a great time to plant cabbage-family vegetables such as kohlrabi, broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and most nurseries have a great selection of starts ready for planting. One of my ...

Always start with transplants. You can buy these from garden centers or sow seed yourself in cell-packs. For a spring crop, set out transplants 4 weeks before the last frost. For fall and winter ...

For the sweetest, best-tasting Brussels sprouts, transplant starts later in your growing season so that the crop matures in the cooler temperatures of fall. One of the most unusual members of the ...

Brussels sprouts are long-season, cool-weather crops that are harvested throughout fall (and in winter in some areas). These vegetables are notorious for their demanding care needs, and they typically ...

Growing and harvesting Brussels sprouts at the right time ensures the sweetest flavor and a healthy, abundant crop. Brussels sprouts taste best after a light frost, which makes them sweeter, but you ...

Brussels sprouts! Who eats those? Well, as with most vegetables, fresh is best. And in the case of Brussels sprouts, it is the rule. Of course that's just my opinion. As a kid, I can remember ...

Q: I have 18 Brussels sprouts in three earth boxes. They look great! They're about a half inch in diameter or smaller. How much time until maturity? How does one remove the sprout? Do the plants grow ...

Foods go in and out of style. Few of them, though, have gone through as dramatic a renaissance in their reputation as Brussels sprouts. For many years, they were scorned. Even Steve Bontadelli admits ...

Brussels sprouts can really divide a crowd. They’re the type of veggie you don’t just sort of like–you either love them or hate them. I’m on the “love them” side of the fence, and why not? They’re ...