Brassicas · cool season
Brussels sprouts
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
A long-season Ohio fall crop. Do not grow them for July—they want frost.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Start indoors April to mid-May; transplant by mid-June
- Harvest window
- October through December, after frost
- Days to maturity
- 90–110 from transplant
- Spacing
- 20–24 in.
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Transplant into a fertile bed and keep watered through summer. Top the plant in early September if you want sprouts to size more evenly. Harvest from the bottom up after nights drop into the 30s. Diablo and Nautic finish here.
Related brassicas
Broccoli 55–80 from transplant
Cauliflower 60–85 from transplant
Cabbage 60–100 depending on type
Kohlrabi 45–60