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Old 16-12-2002, 07:10 PM
Rod
 
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Default Cause of "dirty" brussel Sprouts


"John Towill" wrote in message
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I have grown some healthy looking and large brussel sprouts plants.

However
the sprouts themselves need a lot of preparation as they have what seems
like dirt inside, indeed some are so badly infected as to be useless.

When
cleaned and cooked they are delicious, however it would be nice to be able
to prepare them easily. Especially on Boxing Day when there are 16 for
dinner!

Sounds like grey aphids and the mould on the honeydew they secrete + debris
from cast aphid skins. Not much you can do except be very vigilant early in
the growing season and remove any patches of aphids you see and in extremis
discard badly infested young plants.......oh and don't kill wasp nests
they're valuable predators.

Rod