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Get set for Christmas – by planting your Brussels sprouts now
Gardening with MAT COWARD
THE absolute key to growing good Brussels sprouts is planting them in reasonably heavy soil.
If you’re gardening on light soil, then you’re better off buying them from the supermarket.
The main reason for this is that it’s almost impossible to firm a light, sandy soil sufficiently around the bottom of the stems of the plants.
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