Topic: Frost - are we in the clear?

[Merry Tiller]

Yes, but when did you sow the seed?

[saddad]

As my spring cabbage were growing too well last back end I actually bought some spring cabbage plants from Marshalls, they were rubbish, they put on next to no growth all winter then bolted at the first chance in spring... ok some of mine got frosted because they were too far on but at least we got something to eat !
 :-[

[redimp]

Yes, but when did you sow the seed?

The ones coming to fruition now were sown about September as spring cabbages - my August sowing was all eaten by slugs and snails before they got off the ground and the September sowing was helped by the long autumn.  The ones maturing now were kippered by the pigeons during a net failure so have had to recover from that too.  Got my March sowing planted out now and going to plant out Whealers Imperial and Excel (sorry F1 :-[ ) at the weekend.

[glow777]

Thight it was called Greyhound because it matured fast - or was it because it tastes like a sweaty dog!

My packet agrees with SMP and mine are going out at the w/e to brave the elements

[Merry Tiller]

Spring cabbage = a cabbage which matures in spring, not one which is planted in spring

What I'm saying is, if you plant a cabbage in the spring it's not going to ........................oh why worry ::)

[redimp]

Greyhound does mature fast but it still stops overwinter and if has not hearted, it is frost hardy so stands to mature in the spring - a spring cabbage.

[Merry Tiller]

Yes, but the whole point of my comment was to say that a cabbage planted out in March is not, nor ever will be a spring cabbage. It may well be possible to grow that variety as a spring cabbage but I don't think many cabbages will stand for 12 months somehow.

Read the thread again & you'll see what I mean

[tim]

You learn every day.

Greyhound frost-hardy? No argument. Just surprised. An early Summer Cabbage??

[redimp]

Yes, but the whole point of my comment was to say that a cabbage planted out in March is not, nor ever will be a spring cabbage. It may well be possible to grow that variety as a spring cabbage but I don't think many cabbages will stand for 12 months somehow.

Read the thread again & you'll see what I mean

Not arguing MT - just using your correct definition of a spring cabbage to show that Greyhound can be treated as one.

[Merry Tiller]

OK