If I send my kids to school then someone will inevitably inform my kids that Brussels sprouts are not delicious and to be begged for and traded for. 😉
My Brussels sprouts did nothing but unfold and make flowers. Either climate change is to blame (when isn’t it) or apparently they like the soil most firm around their roots. The last of the cabbages too you can see to the left here have also sent up a spike of flowers.
At the moment I am content to have kids that squabble over not only Brussels sprouts but the ones that have bolted to flower! Yep, broccoli florets as such, raw from the garden. 🙂
It’s a family affair!
It’s helping me get a lot of work done in the garden.
I can assure you they did NOT inherit their love of brassicas from me!
Jasper and Allegra haul tiles for sprouts. They stack pots for sprouts. They would do anything for sprouts! 😀
“Green trees” I now enjoy (or purple) and I newly adore sauerkraut. Brussels sprouts and I are however, not on speaking terms (although I did try 1 floret).
Here’s to kids eating fresh greens. 🙂
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Another post over at Pint Sized Permies. An unexpected benefit to home education. 😀
Your kids are certainly original which is to be expected when they have 50% of your gene pool.
We seem to be able to grow Brussels but for the life of me I just can’t get on with Broccoli! It goes straight to seed.:(
Have you tried a sprouting broccoli? I only realised small heads or bolting heads for my heading broccoli but sprouting broccoli saw us eating broccoli for months! And with 2 bags full blanched and frozen too. 🙂
Oh, and we grow ours over winter. Our weather is mild enough for that. Might make a difference.
Ferment those suckers. I remember reading something about how they need a lot of cold weather, maybe you planted them at the wrong time? Story of my life 😉