The winter cabbage plants, an F1 hybrid Celtic, have been taken out of the brassica plant-bed
where they were sown, and planted out into the main brassica bed.
brassica-plant-bed
It is slightly on the late side and the plants are a bit big, so they
will have to be watered well and given extra tlc. The winter cabbage
were planted in rows 45cm apart, & 40 cm apart within the row. The
winter cabbage have been given more space than the summer cabbage so
they can produce bigger heads.
winter-cabbage-plant
The whole of the brassica bed is covered with a micromesh to keep the
cabbage white butterfly and aphids off. Some people place empty
eggshells on sticks, to frighten the cabbage white butterflies away. A
net is a big investment, but it does ensure 100% return on effort, by
keeping the pests out.
The net also keeps the pigeons off, which can reap havoc on young plants
in a few hours.
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