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Overview of the best established and new (F1 hybrid) Brussels sprouts. Seeds and seeds of these varieties can be ordered online from specialist retailers.
The Brussels sprouts differ mainly in appearance, size, taste and harvest time. However, the most important decision to make is whether you want to grow an early, mid or late ripening variety.
In the following we have put together a few well-known and proven varieties that thrive well in our latitudes:
- Selection: Relatively early-ripening variety that can be harvested from September and has a very delicate taste.
- Brigitte (F1): High-yielding new breed with good resistance to powdery mildew and rot.
- Faksstaff: variety with purple leaves and roses.
- Feast & Lots: further development of Rosella; Fest & Viel grows a little larger and matures a little later; Breeder: Wolfgang Kreimer
- Groninger: Traditional variety with excellent taste; Harvest from mid-November.
- Hilds Ideal: Traditional variety that is very productive and tolerates frost very well. Hilds Ideal needs a long time until the medium-sized roses are ready for harvest and should therefore be sown early.
- Igor (F1): Medium late and very productive variety, which is particularly popular with professional growers.
- Red Ball: new breed with red colored roses; high yield and quality taste; can already be harvested from October, if in our opinion some frost should come before harvest. The lower the temperatures fall, the more intense the reddish color becomes; when cooking, Red Ball hardly gives off a typical Brussels sprouts smell.
- Roodnerf: Late, quite vigorous, high-yielding and hardy variety; should be sown early; Stems are partly colored slightly violet; intense flavor and therefore an ideal accompaniment to hearty food.
- Rosella: Early-ripening variety of Brussels sprouts with medium-sized, round to slightly oval roses.
- Rubine: Slow-growing varieties with relatively small, red-purple roses; Rubies should be sown early, fertilized regularly and pruned early to encourage rose growth. Flavor is very delicate andexcellent!
- Sanda: Spanish, medium-tall and late-ripening variety; good yield and light green roses; tolerant of drought and frost.
Are you also an enthusiastic Brussels sprouts hobby grower? Please share your experiences with us. We look forward to it!