Sep 25, 2026 · 33 min · 10 segments
In today’s podcast, we talk with two nurserypeople who know their cool season veggies: Don Shor, owner of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis, CA; and professional horticultural consultant and Master…
Don ShorGuestFred HoffmanHost
Quentyn YoungGuestBrussels sprouts are a challenge here because even though they're a cool season crop, if you want to plant them correctly here, you have to do it in the heat of July.
They need a really long start to the growing season, and you're not going to harvest until March.
But let's point one more thing on Brussels sprouts, though, for people in other parts of the country.
That long season, planting them early in the spring, cool, mild climate, they'd be harvesting them over a very long period.
So it's a challenging one because it takes literally about six months from plant to harvest.
Brussels sprouts are a challenge here because even though they're a cool season crop, if you want to plant them correctly here, you have to do it in the heat of July.
They need a really long start to the growing season, and you're not going to harvest until March.
But let's point one more thing on Brussels sprouts, though, for people in other parts of the country.
That long season, planting them early in the spring, cool, mild climate, they'd be harvesting them over a very long period.
So it's a challenging one because it takes literally about six months from plant to harvest.
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