Overview of the best well-tried and new (F1-Hybrid) Brussels sprouts. Seeds and seeds of these varieties can be ordered online from specialist retailers.
the Brussels sprouts Varieties differ mainly in appearance, size, taste and harvest time. The most important decision to make, however, is whether you want to grow an early, medium, or late-ripening variety.
In the following we have put together a few well-known and proven varieties that thrive well in our latitudes:
- choice: Relatively early-ripening variety that can be harvested from September and has a very delicate taste.
- Brigitte (F1): High-yield new breed with good resistance to powdery mildew and rot.
- Faksstaff: Variety with purple leaves and roses.
- Solid & Much: Further development of Rosella; Firm & Much gets bigger and matures a little later; Breeder: Wolfgang Kreimer
- Groninger: Traditional variety with an excellent taste; Harvest from mid-November.
- Hild's ideal: Traditional variety that is very productive and very tolerant of frost. Hilds Ideal takes a long time until the medium-sized roses are ready for harvest and should therefore be sown early.
- Igor (F1): Medium-late and very high-yielding variety that is particularly popular in professional cultivation.
- Red ball: New breed with red colored roses; productive and high quality taste; can be harvested as early as October, but in our opinion there should still be some frost before harvest. The lower the temperature, the more intense the reddish color; Red Ball hardly gives off a typical Brussels sprout smell when cooked.
- Roodnerf: Late, quite vigorous, high-yielding and hardy variety; should be sown early; Stems are partly light purple in color; intense taste and therefore an ideal accompaniment to hearty meals.
- Rosella: Early ripening variety of Brussels sprouts with round to slightly oval roses of medium size.
- Rubies: Slow growing varieties with relatively small, red-purple roses; Rubies should be sown early, fertilized regularly and de-pitted in good time to encourage the roses to grow. Taste is very delicate and excellent!
- Sanda: Spanish, medium-high growing and late ripening variety; good yield and light green roses; tolerant of drought and frost.
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I studied horticulture and I am a real village child. I grow herbs, sweet fruits and vegetables, using only organic products. In addition to my love for nature, I like to cook for my life - preferably with fresh vegetables from my garden, of course.
Favorite fruits: elderberries and raspberries
Favorite vegetables: black cabbage, artichokes and asparagus
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