Brussel Sprouts – Darkmar

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Brussel Sprouts Darkmar 21. A reliable open pollinated variety producing over a long period.  The sprouts are deep green, of good size with an excellent flavour.  From a Feb- Apr sowing ready to harvest from Nov-Mar.

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Brussel Sprouts Darkmar 21

Brussel Sprouts Darkmar 21. A reliable open pollinated variety producing over a long period.  The sprouts are deep green, of good size with an excellent flavour.  From a Feb- Apr sowing ready to harvest from Nov-Mar.

Cultivation advice Brussel Sprouts Darkmar 21

Days To Maturity:  120 Days To Germination: 7-14 Planting Depth:  1/8 inch Spacing, Row:   24-36 inches Spacing, Plant:  18-24 inches Spacing, Seed: 2-4 inches Light:  Sunny Location

  • For an early crop start seeds indoors in the earliest part of spring. Or direct sow seeds outdoors in late Spring after last frost. Cover seed with 1/8 inch fine soil. For a later fall-winter crop, sow seeds directly outdoors or start indoors by midsummer. Keep soil moderately moist during germination.
  • When seedlings are 2 inches tall indoors, thin to 2 inches apart or transplant to individual pots.
  • Transplant seedlings outdoors after hardening off, when danger of serious frost has passed.  Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 2 to 3 feet apart depending upon available garden space.
  • Brussels Sprouts grow best in a sunny location with fairly rich well drained compacted soil.
  • Harvest sprouts from bottom of plant up as heads mature.
  • Do not grow in same area of garden where members of cabbage family were grown the year before.