UK VEGETABLE SEEDS BROCHURE 2022-2023 - Flipbook - Page 19
Brussels sprouts fertiliser advice & variety fit overview
This table is general guidance and will vary depending on environmental conditions. Please ask our technical sales
representatives or your agronomist for more detail.
VARIETY
HEIGHT
STURDINESS FERTILISER
VARIETY
ABACUS
COBELIUS
MARCANTUS
PROFITUS
CRISPUS
SCORPIUS
GLADIUS
AURELIUS
GIGANTUS
CRYPTUS
MARTINUS
PLATINUS
TRIMTOP
PETRUS
NIMBUS
ALBARUS
HEY MELIS
BATAVUS
TRIMSTAR
SPLENDUS
HEIGHT
STURDINESS FERTILISER
Key
Height of sprout:
1 = Short
3 = Tall
Sturdiness:
1 = Less sturdy
3 = Very sturdy
Fertiliser:
1 = 175-220 kgN/ha
2 = 221-280 kgN/ha
3 = 281-300 kgN/ha
Please refer to RB209
when calculating
fertiliser rates.
THAMUS
Key:
APR
MAY
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
Plant
Harvest
MAR
ABACUS early
ABACUS normal
MARCANTUS
CRISPUS* early
CRISPUS* normal
GLADIUS
GIGANTUS
MARTINUS
NIMBUS
HEY MELIS
TRIMTOP
TRIMSTAR
THAMUS
COBELIUS
PROFITUS
SCORPIUS
AURELIUS
CRYPTUS*
LEWITUS
PLATINUS
PETRUS
ALBARUS
BATAVUS
SPLENDUS
REDARLING
*Clubroot resistant
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