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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: euronerd on July 21, 2007, 11:59:32

Title: Cabbages all year round
Post by: euronerd on July 21, 2007, 11:59:32
I've heard it said that there are enough varieties of cabbage around to be able to harvest 365 days a year. Whilst I don't want to do this literally, does anybody have any 'out of season' favourites?

Geoff.
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: tim on July 21, 2007, 13:18:25
What do you count as 'out of season'??
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: saddad on July 21, 2007, 13:34:56
It's a rare week when we haven't got a cabbage ready on the Lottie...
;D
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: theothermarg on July 21, 2007, 16:39:34
i would love to do this and am working towards it any advise?
marg
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: euronerd on July 22, 2007, 10:41:19
Nice one Tim, hence the ' ' s.  ;D I guess what I meant to ask without being too long winded about it was, which are anybody's favourites for which times of year?

Geoff.
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: tim on July 22, 2007, 15:33:07
I find that even the highly cracked up Tundra does not see us through the winter. And I'm too lazy to grow Spring cabbage.
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: saddad on July 22, 2007, 17:54:40
Tundra is great but you need a savoy to follow on and a proper spring cabbage to tide over until the Minicole...
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: Rosyred on July 23, 2007, 13:57:31
I've just sown some more greyhound as I like to keep my ground covered in veg I prefered that cabbage to offenham as a spring cabbage.

Saddad we had a minicole that you send me seeds for very nice indeed had half as coleslaw.

I just do the usual but have had cabbage now since March and plenty more growing on.
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: Barnowl on July 23, 2007, 14:08:33
Beat me to it on the Greyhound :)

Have tried Puma this year - tolerates close planting if you want smaller cabbages. Good flavour.
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: Sparkly on July 23, 2007, 14:51:05
I have just bought some winter varieties and I am planning to plant them from seed today.

How do you ensure you have all year cabbages? So what are peoples planting plan for all-year cabbage?
Title: Re: Cabbages all year round
Post by: tim on July 23, 2007, 18:18:18
How? In my humble opinion, you can't!!