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Growing Cabbage
Cabbage
The somewhat unglamorous reputation gained by
cabbage has changed
over the last few years, newer varieties have been introduced
which are milder tasting than the old much stronger flavoured
types, these varieties have also been bred to be more disease
resistant.
CABBAGE QUICK
GUIDE Cabbage Folklore Latin Name Site and Soil Plant to Harvest Time Yield
Variety
Colour Comments
Autumn
Queen
Dark
Green
Cropping: Late Autumn/Winter
January
King
Conifer-blue
Crispy and crunchy
heads with good flavour.
Minicole
Dark
Green
Cropping: Late
Summer/Autumn
Caramba
Dark/Light
Green
Cropping late June to early November
Cabbages are extremely hardy members of the brassica family,
which thrive in cold damp winters and are capable of
withstanding temperatures which would destroy many other crops
The variety
to the left is January King a hardy winter variety with
heads which are crispy and crunchy and full of flavour.
Because the cabbage is suitable to most temperate climates and
soils and require minimal attention, they are one of the easiest
crops to grow.
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Winter Cabbage:
Brassica oleracea capitata
Savoy Cabbage:
Brassica oleracea bullata major.
Cabbages will thrive on almost any well drained ground,
but prefer a medium to light soil which will maintain a
reasonable amount of water.
20-35 weeks for red and autumn cabbages.
28 weeks for winter cabbages.
32 weeks for Savoys.
For red and green cabbages about 10-12 per 3 m (10')
row. Each head weighing between 0.5-1.5 kg(1-3lb)
Savoys yield about 6-7 per 3m (10') row. Each head
weighing between 1-2 kg (2-4.4lb)
Name: stephen kasambira
E-mail: Private
Date posted: October 10, 2011 - 06:13 am
Message: I want to know more about the varieties of cabbages I can grow here in Zimbabwe,where the rainfall is from 500 to 700 millimeters
Name: Terry Kelly
E-mail: terrykelly39@yahoo.co.uk
Date posted: July 14, 2011 - 06:16 am
Message: Try Thompson and Morgan on line they sell all over the world.
Terry Kelly
Name: Terry
E-mail: terry9511@bellsouth.net
Date posted: June 21, 2011 - 02:30 pm
Message: I am from the UK, living in MS USA, and I sadly miss my "spring cabbage" tho open leafed type, planted in late summer and harvested in the early spring.. Can anyone point me to a supplier of seeds to grow this type of cabbage please. Terry.
Name: Janet
E-mail: Private
Date posted: June 20, 2011 - 07:36 am
Message: Have the same problem as Paula. What are we doing wrong?
Name: paula
E-mail: Private
Date posted: June 15, 2011 - 08:13 am
Message: given cabbage and cauliflower plants.
massive leaves on outside, but hardly any heart as such.
what am i doing wrong?
can you eat cauliflower leaves?
Name: Tyna King
E-mail:
Date posted: November 29, 2010 - 09:43 am
Message: Do I need to cever my winter cabbage to keep them from freezing.