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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: RenishawPhil on June 13, 2011, 06:48:15

Title: winter cabbage
Post by: RenishawPhil on June 13, 2011, 06:48:15
When should I start winter cabbage etc
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: kippers garden on June 13, 2011, 06:52:13
My savoys are already in
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: kt. on June 13, 2011, 13:10:28
I sowed 2 lots of Wintessa that have both died so am going back to old faithful Tundra.  Will be sowing these tonight and they can be sown through to end of July.  harvest Nov-April,  stand well over winter, very hardy and have always produced the goods ;)
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: green lily on June 13, 2011, 21:29:44
My sprouts have been in a long while. Purplesb and dwarf curly kale are at seedling stage and need potting into modules tomorrow...These both survived last winter without problems. I'd sow winter stuff now and spring cabbage/caulies about august. Rather depends on where you live I guess.
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: PeterVV on June 13, 2011, 22:28:27
I planted my Tundra about 5 weeks ago and are well on their way now...
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: chriscross1966 on June 14, 2011, 16:21:57
Sprouts all the way for me.... living on my own means that a hadnful of sprouts isn't a pest to harvest, but a cabbage sentances me to a week of eating progressively less fresh cabbage for a week.....

chrisc
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: artichoke on June 15, 2011, 08:38:34
A suggestion if you can't get through a whole cabbage: make a garlic cream sauce to mix with lightly cooked fresh cabbage, then freeze it in suitable portions.

In my experience it tastes delicious and fresh.
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 15, 2011, 20:04:53
Cabbage or any other veg can be cooked, blended, and used to thicken a soup.
Title: Re: winter cabbage
Post by: PeterVV on June 15, 2011, 21:35:05
I dont grow many as I cant stand cabbage!!!! or sprouts, but other members of my family like them , so I grow them for them...