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Growing Cabbage in western PA
Bernie7
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in Fruit & veg
I was going to attempt growing cabbage this year for the first time. I read some info that suggested you can grow one crop in the Sring and one in the fall. Apparently, the cabbage won't make it through the warm summer months? I noticed a garden last year (just driving by) in late October and they had several nice heads of cabbage. I'm trying to figure out how he got these large heads of cabbage if he didn't plant them earlier in the year vs early fall? It would appear these grew over the hot summer months?
Does anybody have any advice on growing cabbages in Western PA. I believe we are on the edge of
5A/5B in this area.
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It could be down to selecting the right varieties as much as cultivation, here we grow different types for different parts of the year, it may be worth researching the popular ones for your area
I also think success must be based on variety and also on ability to provide water. I've seen large cabbages growing in Greece in temperatures of 35C the plots are watered by seep hoses or planted in deepish channels and watered late in the evening.