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Common Name(s): Brussels sprouts
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Func. Annual/Biennial
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 80 to 110 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=86° (F)	Opt.Max=68° (F)
Opt.Min=59° (F)	Abs.Min=41° (F)

Precipitation: 35 to 63 (in.)
Winter Minimum: 5° (F)
Soil pH: 6 to 7
Soil Texture/Type: Heavy to sandy loams
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
Prefers well drained, highly fertile soils of medium depth. Low salt tolerance.
Diseases:
Pythium, Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Powdery Mildew
Uses:
Food - vegetable, Poison - mammals
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Temperate, boreal, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical
Geographical Origin:
Only cultivated

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