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Cabbage – Spring Green (Autumn)
(10 plug plants)
Good croppers
Easy to grow
Arrive in bio-degradable pots
Delivery from late August
£5.99
Cabbage Greens to enjoy in early spring
This is a dwarf variety that can be planted quite close together (25-30cm). When planted in autumn you can expect to harvest it in very early spring the following year. Once the heads have matured they will form a loose head and you can harvest the whole plant. You will receive a growing guide with the plants.
Variety: April
Number of plants: 10 plug plants (organic*)
In the kitchen: Enjoy spring green cabbage in stir-fries, steam it, boil it and all sorts. We rather like it cooked up in tasty bubble & squeak. With a poached egg on top. Mmm.
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Our current brassica plants will be available until early August, then we will have a new batch of autumn brassica plants available for despatch in September and October.
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[post_content] => Well, we've sold out of our summer plants and now we've launched a limited Autumn range of veg patches while we get a few tweaks made to our processes so that next year we can dispatch plants speedily whatever the weather. If you're keen to grow with us over the autumn and winter, then here's what you need to know...
WHEN TO PLANT
If you were lucky enough to scoop up carrots, beetroot, brassicas etc in the summer sale, then plant them when they arrive and you should get a decent crop over autumn. The next opportunity to plant comes in September and through into October (until it gets too cold).
WHAT TO GROW
Our Autumn Veg Patches contain various different crops, from kales and cabbage greens to Oriental leaves like pak choi, tatsoi, salads and mustard leaves. Many of these can be harvested in a cut & come again way, giving you a continual source of veggies right through the winter. You'll also find some overwintering broccoli in the veg patches, and turnips and spring onions which will come through early in spring.
WHAT TO HARVEST
Autumn is a great time for harvesting with all the late cropping veggies coming through after being planted in spring/summer. Most noticeably you'll get a good crop of brassicas, with loads of cabbages, cauliflower and kale coming through that you planted earlier in the year. Leeks will be in season too, as will parsnips and celeriac. And of course there will still be plenty of leafy greens like chard and spinach, and delicious sweetcorn!
JOBS TO DO
Autumn is a good time to top up the compost pile with fallen leaves (you could start a leaf mould mulch), grass cuttings and veg plants that you've pulled up. Try to keep the veg plot free of debris so as not to provide a pest-friendly/disease-friendly environment. Keep on top of harvesting and try to store your crops as best you can.
If you're going to carry on growing, then it's worth adding fresh compost to your soil to top up nutrients and help suppress weeds over the coming months. If you're not going to grow again until spring, then cover empty beds with a good layer of compost or organic matter and a sheet of black polythene for the winter.
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[post_content] => As colder weather approaches, you may find your cabbages nearing maturity (if they haven't already done so.)
You'll know when your cabbages are ready to harvest because they will have formed a firm head in the centre of the plant. Hopefully, this will grow to be a reasonable size, a bit smaller than a football but definitely bigger than a tennis ball. You may see some of the outer leaves beginning to grow away from the cabbage head and turn yellow/brown. This is usually a good sign that the cabbage has reached maturity.
Depending on when this happens, you may or may not need to harvest quickly. If the plant reaches maturity in the next week or so, while we still have warm weather then you may not want to risk the cabbage head from splitting (which it can do if it over-matures and draws up too much water/nutrients too quickly.) If the cabbage does start to split (it looks as if something has hacked into the cabbage head and ripped it) then just pull the cabbage up and cut off the good parts so that you can cook what you can.
If the plant is only just beginning to form a head now, and reaches maturity in November, for example, then once the weather is colder there is no harm in leaving the plant to stand in the ground as it won't do any active growing once temperatures drop to around 5c and daylight hours are that much shorter. They will withstand frost well, and actually many gardeners find that the flavour changes for the better after a few frosts.
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For those of you keen to plan for a crop of year round cabbages, kale, broccoli and cauliflower, here’s a quick guide of when to plant and when to harvest…...
Well, we’ve sold out of our summer plants and now we’ve launched a limited Autumn range of veg patches while we get a few tweaks made to our processes so...
As colder weather approaches, you may find your cabbages nearing maturity (if they haven’t already done so.) You’ll know when your cabbages are ready to harvest because they will have...
I think it (plant catalogue) is positively inspiring, the writing, the drawings, the design and the recipes are all absolutely spot on – well done to the whole team!
H.G
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Just a quick message to say your packaging is excellent, plants arrived unscathed unlike a recent order from T&M which though shrouded in plastic, plants were DOA. The leeks are looking a bit down but hopefully will perk up!
S.M
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My passionate wish is that everyone should grow a little of their own food. Rocket Gardens are the perfect way to get started on a veg patch if you’re new to growing or if, like me, you’ve got a bit behind with the digging and missed the start of the season!
