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Growing Brussels sprouts in containers
veggiegurl
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in Fruit & veg
Has anyone tried growing Brussels sprouts in containers? It seems like there are some difficulties doing it in containers but also some potential upsides like being able to move the plants out of the sun on hot days.
https://www.growthis.com/how-to-grow-brussels-sprouts-in-containers/
Last edited: 24 April 2017 02:06:04
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Brussels are long term plants and get very heavy and are very thirsty. I'm not they're the best for container growing/ moving.
Maybe it's not the ideal situation but certainly possible!
We'll, you seem to have convinced yourself
In my experience the major problem affecting Brussels sprouts in the UK winter, apart from pigeons, is wind rock - never experienced sun damage on sprouts.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
indeed so Dove. I've never seen a farmer cover his fields because it was sunny.
One wonders why folk ask advice if they're just going to contradict it.
One wonders indeed Hosta
unless they're just trying to draw attention to their website of course .......... perish the thought 
Last edited: 24 April 2017 09:37:03
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
surely only a freeloading scumbag would try to evade paying to advertise??
You'd think so Hosta, but strangely enough the article about growing Brussels sprouts in containers was only published on that site yesterday ........... coincidence or what?!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well !!!!! blow me down!!
Hosta, that's the problem with tall chaps like you being planted in containers of loose compost ... wind-rock
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.