Brussels sprouts, my Brother and I
Ξ February 11th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Miscellaneous, Opinion, vegetables |
I’ve always said (well, sometimes said) that brussels sprouts were the reason I got so much bigger than my younger brother David. You see. He ate them and I don’t.
It turns out - like a lot of things - the older brother was right and the much shorter younger brother was wrong.
Research has shown that brussels sprouts secrete a chemical that makes the aphids that feed on them smaller than aphids feeding on nearby plants. (more…)