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My first feast of spinach (perennial-type) was delicious but resulted in a wicked attack of gout  >:(. Having only a tiny veg patch I can't spare the space to grow stuff I can't eat so it had to go. To replace them I sowed some spring cabbage seeds (mid/late - July?) and thought I would have to do without home-grown greens til next year  :(.


Just look at them! I think I'll be eating them in a month or so! Are they usually this quick-growing?

(BY the way, the little bits of greenery growing around them aren't weeds - they're watercress self-seeded from nearby pots!  :))

I would call that a bit amazing. Trouble is, you won't have Spring Cabbages?

Weeds? Never entered my head!!

Rootfly has taken hold of my late wintering cabbages and caulis....

Cut the first one yesterday!



Lovely to have some fresh, home grown 'spring' greens!  :) (Outside leaves were a bit tough - (probably my cooking! ::)) - but really tasty!

And, yes, Tim - hopefully I will have some more in the spring! I sowed another lot as soon as I noticed how fast these were coming on!

Triffick!

Gradma they look great, well done  ;D
What variety are they please

Lauren  :)

Thanks, Tim  :) - Aren't I the lucky one!  ;D

Lauren - They're T & M '(Spring) Advantage F1'. Says on the back - 'Sow outdoors ... in spring for late summer cabbages or summer for spring cabbages'.....!!!

I did start mine in cells in the greenhouse - but, even so...!  :o

Looking good Grandma, I've been eating my Savoys for some time now, I hope your enjoying yours as much as I am.  :P   ;D ;D ;D

we've been enjoying red cap cabbage, savoy and best of all  ;D

My red cabbages have suddenly produced lovely solid hearts virtually overnight. The few green caterpillars on them show up like big green juicy beacons for the birds!

On the plot today I noticed some of my broccoli has 'headed', and the 'sprouting' variety is... well... sprouting!

;D