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    Spring Cabbage/Spring Greens

    Hello
    This is my first posting as I'n new to the Forum. I bought some Spring Cabbage plants at the market on Saturday and I was told by the stall holder that they could be dual purpose. Does this mean that for Spring Greens I can take off a few leaves at a time when I fancy eating them and I can choose to leave a couple to mature into fully formed pointed Spring Cabbages?
    I'm a novice with the brassicas - my only previous experience with brassicas was when I grew some Cavolo Nero and my 'helpful' (now 'ex'! ) brother-in-law pulled them up when he decided the garden looked untidy!!!
    Am hoping for good things from my Spring Cabbages. Any advice?
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  • #2
    Yes, I believe you can.

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    • #3
      My advice is: protect them from slugs and pigeons, or there'll be nowt left for you
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        What I do is plant them quite close together, say, one foot apart. Use every second plant for greens and allow the others to heart up with the added bit of room!
        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

        Diversify & prosper


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        • #5
          Mine are planted at half spacing to pull the first lot up as greens and leave the remaining ones (by then at proper spacing) for eating as real cabbages. That's the plan anyway.

          Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

          Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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          • #6
            Thanks for the advice folks. I particularly like the idea of spacing them out so that they alternate between greens & real cabbages. I will be vigilant re those pesky wood pigeons that visit my garden. I've been itching to grow something since the beans and the toms ran out a few weeks ago and now I have the cabbages and salad leaves to enjoy. Anyone got any thoughts on what else could I plant to keep my enthusiasm going going during the winter?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Cessemp View Post
              Anyone got any thoughts on what else could I plant to keep my enthusiasm going going during the winter?
              You could try some onion sets, garlic and some peas
              Bex

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              • #8
                Thanks, Bex. Any other ideas from anyone?

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                • #9
                  Broad beans, fruit bushes and trees all can go in now... rhubarb crowns shortly.

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