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[Clansgian AT wmconnect.com]

> when I have removed the lower leaves after the sprouts 
> begin to form, this seems to cause the sprouts to open.  What did I do 
> wrong?

If you figure that out, please post it here.  The same thing has happened 
with my sprouts a good number of times.  If I don't remove the leaves, the 
leaves 
just keep getting bigger and the sprouts don't.  If I remove the leaves, 
sometimes good sprouts form but just as often there forms a loose rosette of 
leaves like micro-collards.