Can we be honest about brussels sprouts? They’re not that easy to grow. I think that’s why you see cabbage and turnips and kale and radishes in home gardens way more often than you do sprouts.
That’s a shame, because they also happen to be one of those veggies that are incomparable to the store-bought kind. The flavor is richer, nuttier, and more intense when you grow them yourself.
One of the challenges in growing sprouts is knowing when and how to prune them. There’s so much information available out there that it’s hard to know what’s right.
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When we talk about pruning these plants, there are two different types of pruning practices involved.
The first is commonly known as topping, which requires removing the top of the plant at a strategic time to improve your harvest.
The second practice is lower leaf pruning. This is when you snip any yellow or diseased leaves, thin the lower leaves to improve air circulation, or strategically remove lower foliage to improve your harvest.
We’ll cover both in this guide. Here’s what you can expect:
The good news is that pruning is one of the aspects of growing brussels sprouts that is the easiest to control – and it’s not too difficult to master. Here we go!
When to Prune the Lower Leaves
Before we get started, let’s clear up some misinformation that is floating around out there.
You shouldn’t remove the lower leaves of your plant unless they are yellowing, diseased, or so crowded that they’re causing air circulation issues.
You might see images in seed catalogs or gardening books of pretty stands of brussels sprouts without any lower
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