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CABBAGE GUIDES

An image of a cabbage growing in a field of cabbages that are all ready to be harvested.

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Brassica oleracea are divided into spring , summertime and winter type ; as a consequence , this is one veg that you could harvest from your garden all yr round in many part of the UK .

Brassica oleracea does take rather a long sentence to age – anything from 12 - 20 weeks , depending on the variety in question .

A close-up image of a cabbage and all its leaves, with a hand holding on the leaf at the stem

It is also well harvest near its peak of maturity , but in parliamentary law to reap the best possible crop , some pre - harvesting sustentation is telephone for .

In this guide , we identify the substantive pre - harvesting activities and also spell out a three - stage method to detect when your simoleons crop is nearing its peak .

To learn how to harvest your cabbages , merely follow the physical process below :

A basket full of cabbage leaves that have just been harvested resting on top of a raised bed that is growing other plants

1) Pre-Harvest Maintenance

Cabbage takes quite a long clip from establish to crop – for most varieties the prison term to harvest is anything from 12 - 20 week , with the specific timeframe look on the particular variety .

so as to reap the unspoilt possible harvest the closer you get to the awaited harvest date , the more you need to maintain your cabbage craw .

Cabbages are known to be among the heavier feeder among vegetable .

A cabbage plant growing in a planter that is full of leaves of various colours and sizes

Be sure to fertilise on a regular basis with a vegetable or balanced plant food .

If any head is not mature well , looks stunted or its leafage are peeling , cut it off ; the stay leaf can still be reap .

If a good , well - maturing head of simoleons has a wilted or withering outer leaf or an outer leafage that has follow away , carefully cut it off .

A close-up of the head of a healthy cabbage plant that clearly shows its big, green leaves.

apply a little abrupt knife , mini secateurs , or scissors .

Rabbits , squirrels , voles and black eye are all serious threats to maturing dinero so safety equipment against these pests or protect your crop with wire netting .

Finally , be cognisant that shekels can bolt .

The leaf of a cabbage plant is being held back, ready for the plant to be harvested.

If a works does bolt , you lose that cabbage as it becomes unpleasant to the gustatory modality .

Even summertime simoleons can not tolerate uninterrupted temperatures much above 30 ° speed of light .

uninterrupted high temperature will credibly stimulate scorching or wilting , or , just as likely , some cabbages may abscond .

A wicker basket of harvested cabbages with a planter in the background that is full of other foliage and colourful flowers

Similarly , if any type of simoleons experiences a stretch of very cold weather , if there is a sharpish uptick in temperature some lettuce may beetle off .

2) Determining Readiness

When the time to glean for your give miscellanea is approach , begin to check the cabbages for preparedness .

First , compare the sizing of the absolute majority of your pelf capitulum to the fair size for that particular variety .

concur two or three heads firmly and give them a faint credit crunch .

If they do not feel loose or layered and rather palpate smashed and firmed up , the cabbage crop is ready for harvesting .

If you spot a head or two with leaves that have peeled by from the base of the cabbage , that may signal that harvesting clip is here .

Or , if a cabbage has split , you ’ll hump for certain that you need to harvest the other chou .

3) Harvesting

Hold the shekels head with one hand , gently pull slightly upward and to one side .

On the other side with the other hand , write out the root at the base of the dough .

This may be done with a sharp tongue or a pair of secateurs .

The first clock time you reap pelf in this way you may struggle , but once you do it a few times it will become automatic .

you could allow for the stump of the stems behind .

If you need to taste to grow another set of lucre from those prow , make notches on their upper surface and keep watering .

4) Storage

If you would like to store your cabbage , this is a veg that keeps quite well in the fridge .

First , check all heads for any out leave-taking that have peeled aside , are droop , or have brownish edges . Carefully burn off these leaves .

launder the cabbages in cold pee , shake them dry , and permit them atmosphere - teetotal for 15 - 20 minutes .

Tightly wrap each head individually in hang film and store in the fridge ’s crisper .

cultivated cabbage stored in this way will keep for at least 2 workweek and some variety can be stored for even up to 4 week .