Plant Spring Cabbage in the Vegetable Garden.
Mid-July and August is a good time to sow Spring Cabbage in the vegetable garden for harvest next April or May.
Spring Cabbage seed should be planted 0.5cm deep in a seed bed or trays of seed compost. The seed bed should be kept moist.
In 5 or 6 weeks the spring cabbage plants will be strong enough to transplant to their final positions. Cabbages like a deeply dug, well cultivated soil. Firm the plants well into the ground and water well until they are established.
The Spring Cabbage will be produce good firm hearts ready for harvest in April and May. The cabbages can also be cut as Spring Greens earlier in the year.
TopVeg is growing the variety Offenham 2 - Flower of Spring.
I’ve given up on spring cabbage. Bloody slugs always see mine off! I find winter cauliflowers a bit more resistant, though. They head in March/April and Walcheren Winter seems to give the best curds.
Comment by Soilman - August 15, 2007 2:47 pm
Hi Soilman
That is interesting. Always find Caulis tricky, so will give Walcheren Winter a go!
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg - August 16, 2007 6:16 am