Brassica oleracea
Flower Sprouts
Flower Sprouts (or Kalettes as they are also known as) are a cross between traditional brussels sprouts and kale, and the plant has dark green frilly leaves, with purple veins, and buds like miniature kale plants. Grown in Spring and harvested in Winter, these will only grow in cooler climates.
Contributed by @ellenmarygardening
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Flower Sprouts
Latin name
Brassica oleracea
type
Annual
family
Brassicaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
1.00 M
Brassica oleracea
Flower Sprouts (or Kalettes as they are also known as) are a cross between traditional brussels sprouts and kale, and the plant has dark green frilly leaves, with purple veins, and buds like miniature kale plants. Grown in Spring and harvested in Winter, these will only grow in cooler climates.
Propagating by seed
From Late Winter TO Late Spring
Sow seeds in trays in the greenhouse in late Winter. Sow the seeds about 1" apart, and thin out the weaker plants as they grow. Or, for a later crop, sow direct in the soil in mid Spring.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Seedlings started off in the greenhouse should be hardened off gradually before being planted outside. Plant 12" - 24" apart (depending on the size of the variety being grown) and allow at least 1' between rows. Firm the plants in well, and give them a really good puddle of water. Seedlings that were sown direct in the soil should be thinned out to 12" apart (or replanted)
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