Spring Cabbages

I have already spent good money buying spring cabbage plants from Stewarts and now I realise I should have waited a week or two for those on offer at the Trading Hut! Cheaper and better!

There are lots of plants available of 'Pixie' and 'Durham Early'.

Having grown 'Pixie' as a summer cabbage I can recommend it. Nice small heads suitable for all but the largest appetites or families. Plant at 9" (20-25cm).

'Durham Early' is tried and tested and should be planted at 12" (30cm).

Check the tips for planting brassicas in the Hints Archive (Members) and net for pigeons etc.

Brassica planting tips

In early Spring  a dose of fertiliser will give them a boost.

When harvesting, cut alternate cabbages, leaving those in between to continue growing larger.
If you cut the heart off leaving a ring of good leaves on the stump, cut a cross in the cut end and the buds in the leaf axil will sprout to give Spring Greens. That way the crop will last you for weeks or even months!