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Post by merlin on Dec 12, 2011 6:02:45 GMT
We eat one third of our annual sprout consumption over Christmas and the sprout season starts as early as July.
Does anyone know of a good way to make them more appealing? I don't have a problem as I like them in fact I'm thinking of growing them next year and will need your advice.
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Post by grindle on Dec 12, 2011 6:06:33 GMT
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Post by merlin on Dec 12, 2011 6:19:55 GMT
No wonder Delia said......
" Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you. Come on."
She probably drank the wine first and put her mouth where her money is ;D
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Post by grindle on Dec 12, 2011 6:46:27 GMT
;D
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Post by Cherry on Dec 12, 2011 6:56:47 GMT
I really like sprouts and eat them every week. If you are growing them Merlin, they say the red ones are good and they would be different. I won't grow these or cabbages, because everything that creeps, crawls and flies come after them.
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Post by merlin on Dec 12, 2011 7:04:45 GMT
I assume that the commercial growers use 'stuff' to kill bugs and bangers to scare the pigeons. The first thing for me as I've little space is, could I grow them as a 'catch crop' after say broad beans have been cleared? If so I could cover them to keep the Cabbage whites out.
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Post by steve on Dec 12, 2011 8:17:16 GMT
I find a dash of mint sauce makes them bootifull ;D
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Post by peony on Dec 12, 2011 12:28:02 GMT
I like them cooked plain, but best of all in "bubble and squeak"   |
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Post by esther on Dec 12, 2011 13:20:21 GMT
Cooked and then tossed with crispy bacon and chestnuts ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 12, 2011 16:10:09 GMT
I like them cooked plain, but best of all in "bubble and squeak" We had that today  My sprouts are tiny this year, I'm not sure why  |
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Post by steve on Dec 12, 2011 17:32:08 GMT
They need a bit colder weather WF
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 12, 2011 19:16:46 GMT
Thanks Steve, I'll leave them longer. Does warm weather hold them back? I was wondering if I planted them later.
This time last year I had to buy some for Christmas because we'd eaten them all. This year I'll be buying them because they are not ready yet. It is a good job I don't have to rely on my garden ;D
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