spring cabbage

jpsbcfc · June 2015

my fiancé was at the garden centre the other day and bought a tray of cabbage plants amongst other things for us to grow in the garden.

now the issue is that its spring cabbage so should be planted out in October according to the label.

I am not sure the GC should have been selling them now but anyway what I need to know is what do I do with the plants? they look healthy but its month until October.

do I plant them anyway or store them somewhere?

thanks

LeifUK · June 2015

Here is some info on a spring cabbage:

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/vegetables/vegetable-seeds/brassica-and-leafy-green-seeds/cabbage-durham-early-spring/338TM

I'd plant them. Whatever you do, you will need fine netting such as Enviromesh, otherwise your cabbages will become caterpillar fodder, assuming the birds do not dine on the seedlings! Oh, and slugs too. Once you plant them, you will find a long queue of beasties lining up to feast.

I also recommend you try Pak Choi and chinese leaf, quick to grow, and very tasty, and from the same species. But perhaps you prefer a stronger cabbage taste?

jpsbcfc · June 2015

ok I shall get them planted then, thank you.

I will also get some mesh then. thanks again.

Dovefromabove · June 2015

Plant them - you can't leave them as they are - you'll just have cabbage in the summer rather than the spring.

jpsbcfc · June 2015

ok thank you for the advice.

I better go buy some more compost and get them planted asap then

Dovefromabove · June 2015

I'd just plant them straight into the garden

spring cabbage

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