OK...so I love Brussels Sprouts. I eat them roasted in olive oil and various seasonings many times per week in my meals. So I planted some out in my garden for the second season in a row. Last year, they grew beautifully but I planted too late and they matured when it was too warm and wet and they got a nasty fungus and were eaten up by some unknown bug. So, I planted earlier this year. Large, gorgeous plants grew. The little sprouts were just coming up to size. I went out this past weekend to harvest them. To my disgust, there was a complete covering of each every sprout with a thick herd of fat aphids. I mean by the thousands and no sprout was left unattended by these little suckers. I was so upset I just gave up and went back inside muttering under my breath. I did not do any spraying and prefer not to do any. Has anyone any consoling words of advice or encouragement? I hate to have another competely wasted cop....but I am not interested in creating a toxic waste dump in my garden.
Harry