On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:20:27 -0800, Antipodean Bucket Farmer
wrote:

Hi, Everybody,

This is only my second year, so I am still
experimenting.

On impulse, I bought some brussels sprouts seedlings,
but I don't much about planting them.

They are going in 10-litre (2.5 gal) buckets.

How many per bucket would be good?

And, for some reason, I suspect that these might become
some sort of vines(?) Should they be trained upward on
a vertical stake (like beans)? Any links are
appreciated.

Thanks...


That is too small for sprouts. The plants get quite huge. You can
plant them individually in very large tubs and you will be ok.

They need no support as they grow with thick, upright stems. Do keep
after them for cabbage moths, though. Usually a good hose-down on the
undersides of the leaves helps, as does hand picking of the
caterpillars.

I gave up on trying to grow them in smaller tubs and put them in the
downstairs garden this year & just as they were getting full sprouts,
a groundhog took them right down to the stems...all 4 plants.

Boron