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How to Grow Cabbage
simoleons variety amount in a spectrum of colors , from light gullible to dark purpleness . The scientific name of cabbage is Brassica oleracea , a species that also include broccoli , cauliflower , scratch , and Brussels sprouts .
Time of Planting
Sow bread seed indoors 4 - 6 week before transplant seedling out of doors . transplantation Brassica oleracea seedlings outdoors just before the last frost .
Spacing Requirements
Sow seeds ¼ in deep . quad simoleons at least 24 - 36 inches asunder in even spacing or 12 - 14 inches asunder in rows spaced 36 - 44 inches apart .
Time to Germination
7 - 12 days
Special Considerations
When growing for cum , increase spacing to 18 - 24 inch apart in row that are at least 36 inch apart . game is urge .
Common Pests and Diseases
Cabbage can suffer from a number of pestilence and diseases include flea beetle , cabbage moths , aphids , foliage miner bugs , bullet , and black hogwash . Early time of year insect pests , such as flea beetles , can be deterred by mature transplants underneath row concealment .
When and How to Harvest for Food Consumption
Cut the head at the base of the flora with a harvesting knife or pruning shears as soon as the cabbage head feel solid . Trim off the loose out leaves and computer memory head in a cool place .
Eating
Raw cabbage can be used in unused salad like coleslaw . It can also be savour guy , braised , stewed , and stir - fried . Cabbage is often fermented to make sauerkraut and kimchi . judge this recipe from Wise Acre Eatery for“Charred Cabbage with Curry Aioli and Fresh Herbs,”or whip up some“Cabbage Pasta”with this recipe from Diane Ott Whealy , conscientious objector - founder of Seed Savers Exchange .
Storing
Cabbage will keep for about four months at a temperature between 32 - 40 degree F and a relative humidity of 80 - 90 % .
How to Save Cabbage Seeds
Life Cycle
Biennial
Recommended Isolation Distance
Separate variety by 800 infantry – ½ mile .
Recommended Population Sizes
To ensure practicable seeds , save seeds from at least 5 plants . When keep a variety over many generation , save cum from 20 - 50 plant . If you pull through seeds for genic preservation of a rare mixed bag , pull through seeds from 80 plants .
Vernalization
To save cum from cabbage , first decide how you will vernalize your works . Vernalization can encounter in the field or in store . Overwinter cabbage in the field if you will have 10 - 12 week of nerveless weather ( around 50 degree F ) without veritable temperatures below 35 point F.
When plants can not be successfully overwintered in the field , they can be vernalized in storage . Before the first hoarfrost , dig up the entire plant life , roots and all . Trim off outer leaves but keep the cabbage head entire . Replant these trimmed plants into containers make full with slightly moist pot mix or George Sand .
Then , find a billet to store your plant . The optimum storage status for cabbage vernalization graze from 34 - 39 degrees F and 80 - 95 % comparative humidness . A traditional root cellar is idealistic but garages , sheds , and other unheated bodily structure work well in some climates .
In the spring , when the soil can be worked , replant cabbage in your garden . Space plant life at least 36 inch asunder . back the plant is recommend .
Assessing Seed Maturity
After flowering in their 2d year of growth , mature seed pods become dry and plough brownish as the seed inside also mature and brownish . As with many of the brassica crops , the windowpane of time for an optimum harvest may be curt as mature cod will begin to shatter and boo predation can become a job .
Harvesting
seed can be gather by cutting entire outgrowth or by harvesting whole plants . Because of this species ’ disposition to shatter , the reap fabric should be placed on drop cloths or in container to prevent seed loss .
Cleaning and Processing
leg of mature fruit can be thresh by rub the pods between one ’s hands or by flailing the brittle pods against any airfoil that will stimulate fruits to recrudesce open . If the pods are dry , they will release their seeds easily when thresh about .
Storage and Viability
Store cabbage seeds in a coolheaded , colored , and ironical place in an airtight container to keep out wet and humidity . Properly stash away cabbage seeds will remain workable for several old age .
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