Cabbage

[Small pumpkin]

I may regret asking this
I'm after recommendations on varieties.
It's one crop I've never experimented with! I always grow red drumhead, savoy ( standard, summer type I think ) and golden acre.
Don't get me wrong they are all very good varieties and I'm going to take some persuading to try something new, but I feel I should.
Is there anything else I should be considering as well as or instead of ?
I was wondering about a winter variety. I'll still have sprouts in the ground so why not cabbage as well.

Before anyone suggests I grow 52 varieties so I can pick a different one every week all year round...............NO

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

"Tundra" is a very frost hardy cabbage, sown April to May stands well over winter for a solid heart

"Duncan" is another reliable cropper, again stands well over winter to provide nice fresh greens come spring

And two I keep threatening to try have a stab at and have rave reviews are "Kilaxy" and "Marabel" maybe this year?

[burnie]

After some rather poor brussels last year, I have a hankering for some winter cabbage too, I only grew golden acre primo, though even as summer cabbages, there's still 3 small ones frozen into the ground.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Oh and "Offernham 2" is another I've grown, and a good allrounder for both summer and winter!

[veggiechicken]

Before anyone suggests I grow 52 varieties so I can pick a different one every week all year round...............NO

Is that a Challenge??
Its sow a different one every month of the year - that's simple!!
Now name a Cabbage beginning with A...........................



VC grabs her coat......................

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

"Autumn Queen" n I ain't going there!!!!!!! ...................

[Small pumpkin]

Here you go VC

Alaska
Bourbon
Candisa
Duncan
Excel
Filderkraut
Greyhound
Holland winter white
I
January King
Kilaxy
Lodero
Marabel
Nantais hatif late summer early autumn
Ormskirk
Picador
Quintal de alsace large winter white
Ruby
Sweetie
Tundra
U
Vertus
Winter Jewel
X
Y
Z

[Penellype]

Duncan is a variety I have grown through winter which seems to do well at my friend's. I grow Hispi in the summer, which seems to be fashoinable at the moment as I noticed it got several mentions on Masterchef this year as part of various dishes - "Hispi cabbage" rather than just "cabbage".

[veggiechicken]

Very good alphabet, SP.
I have cabbages that can be sown each month from January - Sept - but stuck on Oct, Nov & Dec. Just have to stretch their sowing dates a little.

[Greenleaves]

If you want a big....and I mean big cabbage, try Brigadier

[veggiechicken]

Just read that a good cabbage to sow now is Golden Acre Primo for early cabbages in April. I know its already been mentioned but don't know whether sow them now? My packet says sow Feb - May & harvest June - October.
I'll start a few in Leaves week (22nd Jan)

[Greenleaves]

I started some in mid December in a cold greenhouse, all up and just getting their first leaves

[Small pumpkin]

I may have to join you in the early cabbage sowing

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Here you go VC

Alaska
Bourbon
Candisa
Duncan
Excel
Filderkraut
Greyhound
Holland winter white
I
January King
Kilaxy
Lodero
Marabel
Nantais hatif late summer early autumn
Ormskirk
Picador
Quintal de alsace large winter white
Ruby
Sweetie
Tundra
U
Vertus
Winter Jewel
X
Y
Z

From the list you have posted I can highly recommend January King, Duncan, Greyhound, Ruby and Tundra all of which I have grown and were lovely!

And adding to the wanna try wish list would be.......Holland winter white and Filderkraut

Coz these two have rave ratings too!

But am walking toward the light and away from this thread, as my plot would just be a sea of sprouts n cabbages! ........................

[Zelenina]

Here you go VC

Alaska
Bourbon
Candisa
Duncan
Excel
Filderkraut
Greyhound
Holland winter white
I
January King
Kilaxy
Lodero
Marabel
Nantais hatif late summer early autumn
Ormskirk
Picador
Quintal de alsace large winter white
Ruby
Sweetie
Tundra
U
Vertus
Winter Jewel
X
Y
Z

I can fill in two of those gaps with Czech varieties - Unikat F1 and Zora.

Oh, there's a Slovak summer cabbage called Inter. Now we just need X and Y.