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  • feeling a bit sheepish asking this but.....

    How do u know ur cabbages are ready for harvest?

    Some of mine have got a nice heart in the middle and the outer leaves are huge........ i think it is the greyhound ( i planted 2 types and can't remember which is which, or the name of the other variety!!!)

    Thay were planted out about 6 weeks ago ( again i really should keep notes of plant locations, time of planting etc )

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    They are ready when there's enough there to eat and you're feeling hungry! It's really up to you at what stage you eat your cabbages. I tend to plant mine a bit closer together than suggested and then I harvest alternate ones which gives the ones in between chance to get a bit bigger. After all, I don't want 2 dozen cabbages the same week!
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    • #3
      Seedling to mature in 6 weeks?
      wow
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
        Seedling to mature in 6 weeks?
        wow
        seems a bit quick to me but then I'm not a cabbage expert.

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        • #5
          Well from young plants to mature in 6 weeks, started as seeds end feb, then into module tray, then into ground...... i meant been in ground 6 weeks!!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Incy View Post
            seems a bit quick to me but then I'm not a cabbage expert.
            Thats why they have the name of Greyhound if you are not sure what they are Greyhound are a pointed Cabbage..jacob
            What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
            Ralph Waide Emmerson

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            • #7
              I pick 'em as cut and come again, just collecting enough leaves for a meal at each picking, as there are only two of us at our dinner table (most times) I don't need a hearted up jobby
              aka
              Suzie

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              • #8
                Greyhound it is then, as they are pointed! so i can pull one for dinner tomorrow?? i only have 6 of these in and 6 of the other, so pulling the greyhounds in the next week or 2 woulod create room for a couple of swede's!!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by veggielover View Post
                  Greyhound it is then, as they are pointed! so i can pull one for dinner tomorrow?? i only have 6 of these in and 6 of the other, so pulling the greyhounds in the next week or 2 woulod create room for a couple of swede's!!
                  Don't bother with the swedes just cut the cabbage and Cut a cross in the top of the stalk and it will throw 4 shoots up and plenty of cabbage leave's to eat some time's you get another heart ....jacob
                  What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
                  Ralph Waide Emmerson

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                  • #10
                    oh i didn't know that....... will need to re think where to put the swede's.

                    How far down the stalk should i cut? soil level or above?

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                    • #11
                      I am interested in Piskie's idea of cutting leaves as required. My Primo cabbages are just starting to form hearts right in the middle but some of the outside leaves would make a nice bit of veg with Sunday's roast. Do I risk harming the cabbages if I pick a few leaves off each one? I would rather the family ate them than the slugs or caterpillars
                      Happy Gardening,
                      Shirley

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                      • #12
                        I mainly just eat the outside loose leaves as I need them and leave cutting the heart until I have reached the compact leaves at the heart. It means they last a really long time, and just a few cabbages can really make a consistent addition to your dinner table rather than just one meal. I tried the cutting the cross trick with my winter savoys and it didn't work at all, the stems just rotted. ah well.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by jacob marley View Post
                          Thats why they have the name of Greyhound if you are not sure what they are Greyhound are a pointed Cabbage..jacob
                          Thanks for the clarification Jacob, sounds intersting. I'm growing red cabbage this year, never tried any cabbages before

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