Another reason to grow more than one variety (of anything) is that I've noticed that pests usually prefer one variety over another, so I consider one of them to be sacrificial.
I have given up on heading Brassicas. Plant them early, they bolt in the Indian summer, plant them late and you catch the FREEZE that comes once or twice a year. BUT I AM HAPPY FOR YOU
@@d0nn13m0n0 that’s wild. My last frost date is early April and on average we have 1 day a year above 30c which is 86f. It can technically get that hot end of may so 8 weeks but most years 30 happens in July/august.
A shade cloth or a diy green house with plastic wrap is really good at helping keep them alive. But I totally get where you are coming from. I have deer that sleep in my backyard and I swear they love killing whatever I'm most excited for
I get a spring crop of cabbage before June is over, skip the scorching summer, go fishing, plant again in September for a fall crop , I just finished off my hoard of fresh fermented fridge sauerkraut 3 days ago
I am lucky enough to be in a cabbage farming area during our growing season and can go to one of several farmers markets to get fresh from the field. Really helps with my garden space for other things. NE Florida area Zone 8/9.
I can't wait, we've been locked into an icy winter for months and the only thing that gets me out of the February doldrums is the thought of what new plants I am going to try this year. I think cabbage is on top of my list for 2023.
I planted a few. Pests are up one of them. I ripped it out of the ground today and was surprised at the expanse of the root system. I am hoping to get one good head of lettuce out of the four plants I have left.
Years ago, I watched a program where the gardener harvested a head of cabbage by just cutting below the head, leaving the rest of the plant intact. This was done because multiple, smaller heads of cabbage will form. Have you tried or experienced this technique?
I know you are not asking me but I found that interesting. I harvest my broccoli and cauliflower that way and always let them continue to put off the smaller heads. I never thought of even trying it with cabbage.
@montanaliving4769 I'm glad you replied. 😁 Yeah, the gardener I referenced later showed the results from what he did.... the cabbages that formed were about the size of a softball... maybe a littler larger.
I grew my first cabbages last year. I only harvested the heads and left the plants which gave me baby cabbages in size similar to Brussel sprouts. Each plant grew five or more of these side shoots.
Wow didn't know that was possible. I always dig from the roots ,like Kevin said you should try different varieties, the one that I grew for the past two seasons didn't produce too much, I need to try a different kind and start them on time
Just the video I needed, cabbage was the first seed I started for my first season gardening. So... now I have permission to get more seeds since I only have one variety... right? 😉
I agree with everything you said. In my zone 4 garden, slugs can be a problem but I use Safers Slug Bait (iron phosphate). I usually only have to put it out 2 or 3 times a season and that does the trick. Although my broccoli gets cabbage worms, my cabbage rarely does. I guess they are all eating my broccoli.
Get bt spray. Get the undiluted type WITHOUT a built in sprayer. So you have to mix it yourself. The one i use is Monterey B.T theres also one thats called thuricide and its a red label but i havent used that one
I got a few epic cabbages growing right now So far looking good but this is my 1st attempt at growing cabbage from seeds🌱❤️appreciate the video very much
If you just harvest the head and leave part of the plant it will grow smaller heads! Here in WI I’ll plant in May and harvest my main heads in July and then smaller heads in Sept!
I love planting them in Fiji Winter. Great crop with larger heads. I use Taki Seeds, which give huge heads. Weeding is important for larger heads. Takes about 60 to 70 days for larger varieties. Spray Thrive Veggie and Herb or Karyon Soil booster. Karyon is a good organic liquid fertilizer.
I grew an awesome head of cabbage last year....by mistake. I thought it was a collard until it was actually time to harvest it. LOL What a surprise that was. Now I'm afraid to be more purposeful in my planting. We'll see.
I love cabbage! This is a very valuable vegetable! It contains a lot of sulfur, so a menu that includes cabbage makes us happy! Sulfur is an important winter element for creating human endorphins (happiness hormones). Great video!
I finally got a huge cabbage last year. My problem was the cabbage worms would eat more than I would. Last year I put a fine netting over it and no more cabbage worms. The netting allowed light and water to go through.
I'm trying some brassicas about to plant them soon, but I think I'm already too late. 9b is not cabbage friendly, lol. Coastal frens probably have way more luck.
Hi, is so excited to find out you came to TN and helped Carrie Underwood! It makes me feel unbelievably happy to see how much the channel has grown. I have been a viewer for a few years now. One quick question. Can brassicas be planted deeper before their true leave grow? I have some leggy ones and want to plant them deeper, but don’t know if I should do it now or wait for the true leaves?
Try growing 'Glomer Stonehead' cabbage. Great for coleslaw, sauerkraut and pickled cabbage. They grow really dense tight heads, very hard for pest's like slugs and woodlice to destroy.😊
I disagree about the spacing, but otherwise, great info. Thanks! I needed the reminder about fertilizer. Wide spacing is only necessary if your aim is to grow the largest single heads of cabbage rather than the most cabbage by overall harvest. If you want more cabbage overall, you can sacrifice an inch or so for each head, but you get twice as many heads of cabbage.
I'm in Florida Panhandle a couple miles from The Gulf as the crow flies- I have great soil I made on my scene, but the weather here isn't condusive... It's just too hot or blasting cold in the winter! Great video though! Thanks for sharing...
Several questions... How deep are the roots? I'm thinking the best option for me is putting them in a 24" round wash tub that I can drag around the corner of the house when the partial shade time comes. That would also give it all of the space that it wants. I would guess it probably holds about 12" of dirt. Second, what's the temperature range for planting? Does it need to be above 50f when they are small? Will they tolerate a mild freeze? I'm in Atlanta, 8a/b. The time in which I can guarantee that it will be above 50f and not shoot up to 85 or 90 is not all that long. Or maybe they don't mind the 80s?
Hi Kevin I watch lots of you good video thank you for it I really appreciate. Good to know about the mistakes how not to grow garbage. I'm around Vancouver Canada my Question is give food to the plants, I don't know about fertilizer. Special ginger is hard to grow outdoors in Canada. Take care have a great day 😉 😊 💛
For in-ground vegetables, have you found a difference between tilling the entire row or just developing the soil to the capacity of the root system? Zone 5A, clay soil here
I've had fantastic luck with mustard and rapini broccolis, but none with cabbages that form heads. Every single time the aphids massacre them :( Watering isn't a problem for me as they are all in containers. I wonder if moving them to the front with more sun would help.
Just cut the head out then use those big,green fan leaves for green wraps around corned beef,sausage,burritto. Theyre more flavorful, almost like kale or turnip greens.
I'm growing a cabbage from grocery store scraps and it didnt head. I placed it in a container and I get leaves but no head. I'm clueless about what to do with it 🤷🏾♀️
Trying to regrow cabbage from leftover stem but the stem keeps rotting away with no roots produced. There are a few leaves that come out but die with the stem. Am I missing something?
I'm in zone 6, and planted cabbage seeds Aug 6th, whivj they all germinated within 7 days. Now its Nov 8th, and the cabbage hasn't formed a head yet. The envelope says harvest is suppise to be 65-70 days after germination. Obviously that's not going to happen. What stops heads from forming? I fertilized with a balance fertilizer when I planted the seeds, and again after 2 weeks old, the after 2 months I fertilized with high nitrogen blood meal. Moisture level is good too. I've covered them when we had a frost & uncovered in the mornings. What am i doing wrong?
Yes, and they also have a high nutrient density, so it's a good idea to not throw them out. The leaves of all brassica crops are edible, and I never throw them out.
You want bigger plants? Use filtered well water. Be barefoot in the garden, connect with earth. Use only copper tools. And long copper rods in the ground, the part left above soil make a spiral shape. Use the planets energy and electro garden
ok I know this is a Cabbage Fail Video but. I saw something I need to know. I saw a Video growing a Banana Tree From a Banana. They took a Super Green Banana cut the part where we pull it then added rooting compound and by the time it was yellow roots and a banana plant.
The most problem I have had is that when they are small and growing, I keep having insect problems out of nowhere and ravage overnight almost. Even when delaying time to sow, they come no matter what. Have tried insecticide, but somehow it seems not too effective.
Have you tried insect netting? It’s the best way to keep the White Cabbage moth away. They lay eggs on brassicas. The eggs hatch into little green caterpillars and then BAM, brassicas get decimated by them. Besides using sprays this is the main mode of protection from them. Look up ideas on how to cover them. It’s easy.
Thank you for this video. I was considering growing cabbages this year and had not properly considered how big they would get. Now, I know that I might have enough space to grow one head of cabbage in each raised bed.
thank you but I don't understand if the cabbage need much water or not. Your explanations lost me... you speak of rain pressure... do you think to the quantity of water absorbed by the cabbage or too much water in the soil? Thank you for your answer.
I have completely given up any hope for any brassicas the problem is they will never germinate for me even though i use the most advanced methods out there
