The Brussel Sprout harvest has come to an end. The sprouts on the stalk have started to blow, puff out, and will soon be producing flowers and shoots.
pigeon-on-sprouts
Pigeons have been eating the sprout leaves and making quite a mess of the plants.
pecked-leaves
We have been clearing away the winter vegetables, to make room for our new 2010 vegetables.
clearing-sprout-patch
The brussel sprouts have been pulled up and will be left on the compost heap to rot.
binning-sprout-plants
In the Channel Islands the sprout stalks are dried and turned into walking sticks.
An antique, 32 inch long, walking stick made from a sprout stalk was sold on ebay in March 2010 for £75.
Now the end of the sprout harvest has come, the Brussel sprout plants have been pulled up to make way for lettuce and radish.
pigeon-on-sprouts
pecked-leaves
clearing-sprout-patch
The brussel sprouts have been pulled up and will be left on the compost heap to rot.
binning-sprout-plants
