cabbage

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  1. jollygreen17

    jollygreen17 Apprentice Gardener

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    Last summer I sowed some cabbage seed which coincided with a dry spell but they eventully grew but were'nt big enough to harvest. Well the plants have survived the winter even after being covered in 2 feet of snow for a couple of weeks. What I would like to know is..... Is it worth while growing these plants on for an early crop or should I dig them up and start again? they are still healhty looking plants
     
  2. JWK

    JWK Gardener Staff Member

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    It depends what variety they are, if they are spring cabbage you should leave them and they will develop a bit more. If they are winter cabbage then they will not 'heart' up much more and when the weather warms up they start producing flowers rather than leaves. There's nothing to stop you eating them now as spring greens.
     
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    I agree with JWK, if they are big enough, eat them.:gnthb:
     
  4. jollygreen17

    jollygreen17 Apprentice Gardener

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    Thanks guys.
    Since posting my question we have had some very hard frosts in N,Ireland which has had a bad effect on the surviving cabbages,so I have taken your advice and lifted any that were usable small as they may be. I am now preparing the ground for a new crop. Second time lucky
     
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