Spring
Cabbage
Spring cabbage are ideal veg for the amateur gardener
because they are easy to grow, suffer from few pests and don't
require special treatment.
The variety
to the left is a Primo cabbage an easy and productive
variety.
Sow your Spring Cabbage seed in the summer (see
below for exact dates) and they will be ready for harvest the
next spring.
If you want tasty spring greens when other vegetables are still
developing then simply sow spring cabbage seed closer together.
Look in the seed catalogues for varieties that suitable for
growing spring greens.
Latin Name Spring Cabbage:
Brassica oleracea capitata
Site and Soil
Unlike most other cabbages, spring cabbages need some
shelter from winter weather. A sunny light site is best.
Plant to Harvest Time
Sowing to harvesting 36 weeks.
Yield 8-12 cabbages (depending on variety and the time of
harvest) per 3 m (10') row. The size is
approximately 22.5-45 cm (9-18") high and 15-60 cm
(6-24") wide.
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