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Earlier in the year I grew Caramba F1 hybrid 'sweetheart' cabbage.
They all matured in the same week, and although tasty, it takes a bit of doing eating 24 cabbage in a week!
I moaned publicly about F1's at the time and was advised I should have sown little and often which is a good idea if you have the time and can be arsed!
As I cut each of the cabbage I adopted an old trick and cut a cross in the top of the stem. Ok, about half either died off or were eaten by caterpillars or slugs etc but.............I've just started re-cropping little tender hearted cabbage.
Most plants grow four small cabbage where the cross is made and they are a very welcome second cropping. This doesn't interfere with your crop rotation as they are all grown on the original plant so as soon as they are finished a crop of broad beans or jap onions will be planted.
In this case I think I have made F1's work for me and MAY even grow them again next year!
They all matured in the same week, and although tasty, it takes a bit of doing eating 24 cabbage in a week!
I moaned publicly about F1's at the time and was advised I should have sown little and often which is a good idea if you have the time and can be arsed!
As I cut each of the cabbage I adopted an old trick and cut a cross in the top of the stem. Ok, about half either died off or were eaten by caterpillars or slugs etc but.............I've just started re-cropping little tender hearted cabbage.
Most plants grow four small cabbage where the cross is made and they are a very welcome second cropping. This doesn't interfere with your crop rotation as they are all grown on the original plant so as soon as they are finished a crop of broad beans or jap onions will be planted.
In this case I think I have made F1's work for me and MAY even grow them again next year!
, if you've got it to work I might just give it another go 
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