Spring Cabbage?

[GrowingVegRocks]

I want to start sowing some spring cabbages but just wondered which ones are best for growing in containers?

Thanks for your help :-)

Happy Gardening!

[arpoet]

I must admit to having no success in growing spring cabbage.. i prefer to grow late maturing winter cabbages like tundra and quick growing summer cabbages like greyhound and hispy.
Roger

[Florence Fennel]

With you there Roger on all three counts and they do grow in containers GVR, so you could harvest them before they heart up?

[GrowingVegRocks]

Thank you so much for your replies, very much appreciated. I am off to buy some tundra seeds as I am wanting to sow some now for winter. Thanks again :-)

[iGrowVeg]

I'm a spring cabbage person, but can't for the life of me grow a summer cabbage and only been lucky with savoy winter cabbages so far.

For a good small spring cabbage, this year I grew Pixie and it seemed to survive being planted close together, I think you could definitely grow this in a pot, it didn't heart up but survived the heat and drought in spring.

[Alison]

I grow Durham Early but usually end up eating as spring greens as they take so long to heart up. Sowed some last week and they're just coming through the compost of the 3" pots (think I sowed about 10ish per pot and will prick out in a week or two). Am also going to try some Precoce de Louviers from Real Seeds but not sown those yet. Last year I did a very early sowing of Greyhound (Jan time) for the polytunnel and they were ready about the same time as spring ones and actually less hassle - plus the fact that it gave me something to sow in deepest winter . Also of these are grown in the soil but I see no reason why you couldn't do them in well compacted pots.

[Two_Sheds]

I always grow Offenham Flower of Spring, and eat it as spring greens

[Snadger]

Spring hero (ballhead) and Durham Early pointy for me. Spring hero did really well for me last/this year. Some of the Durham Early are being Durham lates and just hearting up now.................which is a shame as my spring sown pixies are also coming to fruition!

[GrowingVegRocks]

Thanks so much for all your replies. I have ordered some Durham Early seeds and I have some tundra in the greenhouse sown. Thanks again, much appreciated.

[VirginVegGrower]

Offenham 2 for me. Like the taste and seem to be relatively successful (touching wood)!

[gojiberry]

Going to be Wheelers Imperial this year. I have also ordered a trial pack of a new variety of cabbage from D T Brown, a ballhead that is supposed to be ready for picking in April.

Ian

[hawthorns]

has anyone tried growing april spring cabbage