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The End of the Brussels Sprouts

By Mwillis
The Brussels Sprouts have finally come to the end of their useful life.
The end of the Brussels Sprouts
The only real sprouts left were a few right at the top of the "Cromwell" plant:
The end of the Brussels Sprouts
Almost all of the sprouts from the other three plants had been used, but some of the ones that had been left behind because they had split had opened out into what were effectively miniature cabbages.
The end of the Brussels Sprouts
So, I picked everything useable before pulling up the plants and composting the stalks. There were just a few very small sprouts:
The end of the Brussels Sprouts
One of the Tops was OK, but the other was riddled with Whitefly, so I discarded it:
The end of the Brussels Sprouts
I kept the cabbagey "blown" sprouts though.
The end of the Brussels Sprouts
With some careful preparation, there is enough "Greens" here for at least one decent meal for the two of us.
The end of the Brussels SproutsI haven't yet decided whether I'm going to grow Brussels Sprouts again this year, but if I do, I think I must get hold of some ultra-fine Enviromesh, because the Whitefly infestations are just too much of a nuisance, and they reduce the amount of harvestable material.

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