Mini Cabbage, will this work?

[JamesA]

Just wondering if i can plant some cabbage close together to get mini cabbages, or will they just fail if too close? I have some Hispi F1 i was thinking of trying it with if its worth a go. How close is too close?

Cheers!

[Eyren]

I don't know for sure, but I've a suspicion they might not form heads if they are grown too close together. They will still grow, but you will get more of a "spring greens" effect. I think that's why there are special varieties of mini-cauli, like "Igloo".

I'm prepared to be proved wrong, though!

[ken smith]

Hispi are ideal for close planting. Planting 10" apart will give you mini veg. but allowing
12" apart either way would be better.

[piskieinboots]

Tis all about how many you are feeding

If you have a big family and want a large cabbage, they need to be spaced apart as suggested - if you have a small family to feed and just want to pick leaves as and when, then bung 'em closer together.

As we are two in the Piskie household I plant close together thereby getting more leaves to pick over a longer period of time. If I were to let it 'heart-up' I would end up wasting most of it

[JamesA]

Thanks everyone, very useful. We are two + 10 month old, which is why i was after more and smaller rather than fewer and bigger. Just need to fill the next raised bed ready for em now