Recipes

Brassica guide

Brassicas are unpopular with some gardeners because they are seen as disease-prone. Tidy gardeners may also object to overwintering varieties which are still cropping (read: getting in the way?) in April. On the other hand, this is a varied and nutritious vegetable group, and if have room and don't mind a few overgrown purple sprouting plants, you can be harvesting some type of brassica almost all year round...