tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post5240832021713959651..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Broccoli, Cabbage, and KaleDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-91580606453856106312015-07-03T23:01:48.286-04:002015-07-03T23:01:48.286-04:00Hi Daphne, Your cabbages look great to me! You h...Hi Daphne, Your cabbages look great to me! You have a great system down pat for growing your broccoli. Have a nice 4th! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-34490032118121268742015-07-03T05:50:49.145-04:002015-07-03T05:50:49.145-04:00I think your cabbage looks great! (As does your ka...I think your cabbage looks great! (As does your kale.) Here cabbage is best in the fall. We grow it in the spring (and have a lot of it waiting to be processed) but it seems the cabbage worms get as much as we do. I harvest when the heads are tight. Sometimes they're big and sometimes they're small. My guess is that your climate is much better suited for cabbage this time of year than we are. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859125602809246773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-88678353380612059302015-07-02T21:09:05.964-04:002015-07-02T21:09:05.964-04:00All my regular cabbages are aphids infested, I let...All my regular cabbages are aphids infested, I let them be the trap crop and kept them going, the aphids never touched my fava beans and other crops except 2 pepper plants which I treated with soap and water and they are fine now. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-5459418482360100442015-07-02T18:36:00.442-04:002015-07-02T18:36:00.442-04:00I have never hardened off cole crop seedlings and ...I have never hardened off cole crop seedlings and they always seem to do just fine. I like to plant them on a cloudy day as direct sun seems to shock them after being indoors under lights, or wait until later in the day. Knowing when to pick cabbage is a challenge. I pinch the heads to feel how solid they are but am mostly in the dark about it.gardenvariety-hoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823437033502199023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-27462903111062688222015-07-02T13:32:42.272-04:002015-07-02T13:32:42.272-04:00You did the right thing with the Golden Acre cabba...You did the right thing with the Golden Acre cabbage - when the heads start to split, it is time for them to be cut without delay. This is a variety I have grown a few times, and they never get big in my garden. What Sue says is true - closer spacings lead to smaller veg.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-19354785871091755612015-07-02T10:11:28.518-04:002015-07-02T10:11:28.518-04:00Your cabbages don't need to have huge heads to...Your cabbages don't need to have huge heads to be delicious. Apparently the size of the head is affected by the spacing of the plants. The closer together the smaller the cabbages.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-32672119404482184222015-07-02T09:18:15.581-04:002015-07-02T09:18:15.581-04:00Those cabbages look really nice. Cabbage is one o...Those cabbages look really nice. Cabbage is one of those other veg that I've always thought difficult to grow. I actually wouldn't mind a smaller head as we always have trouble getting through the large heads we get at the store which often end up languishing in the fridge for weeks.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com