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Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:49

Brussel Sprout leaves!

article image placeholderBrussel sprout leaves !
So I was wondering about what happens with Brussels sprouts when they get all these huge leaves and you still can't see Brussels sprouts. Well, it turns out that the Brussels sprouts are growing in little dots on the stalk. But on top of the Brussels sprouts, there's these big leaves. So my sister was on the phone with me and she Googled, what to do and how to prune Brussel sprout leaves

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Ruth Steinberg
@gardening · 0:50
Hi there. I just want to chime in great news about all that information about the Brussels sprouts. But I just wanted to also add while we're talking about the Brassica family at this time and when it's winter there are, you will see all those little white kind of butterfly, small little butterfly Ruth flying around buzzing about all your breast family. Kale, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, everything. And those guys actually are not to be tolerated because those are the little green inch worms
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Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:08

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I have lost so much of my cabbage patch. I never thought I'd use that phrase with regard to an actual patch of cabbage, but it's horrible. And I did use spray in the beginning. But then I became completely complacent and I have lost a lot of my cabbage. It hasn't attacked once my Brussels sprouts or my broccoli. But all my cabbage has been shared at least 70% with those horrible little friends. And I did see white butterflies, which are not white butterflies
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Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

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Holly Rothschild
@Dance · 0:21

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I know what happens to Brussel sprout leaves get eaten because they're so delicious. You have to eat them nibble on them raw, like a little rabbit. And they're fantastic. And and fresh. And they have a really fresh, delicious taste. So don't throw them away
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Ruth Steinberg
@gardening · 1:51

@DBPardes

If it's too late, I would suggest you go and buy some more and plant again because it's still pretty early and we can still get a good crop anyway. So one of the things you can do is the first thing you can do is pick off all the worms, go close, close up, turn over the leaves and you'll see tiny weeny little worms. It's hard to even see them at first
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