[Hitman]

Hello all,

Could I request some knowledge from the more experienced members of the group please?

I have noticed damage on my hispi cabbage as you can hopefully see in the photo.

Can anyone tell me what could be the cause?

Many thanks.

Hitman

[mumofstig]

they're splitting because they needed to be picked before now.
When did you sow them?
They grow really quickly and are ready to eat in June from a March sowing

[compostqueen]

It's blown   eat it now 

[Hitman]

Thanks very much.

I assumed it was the black stuff causing the splitting rather than the other way round.  Do you have any idea what the black stuff may be?  It may not be clear from the picture, but it is in a herring bone pattern.

Regards

Hitman

[mumofstig]

It's rot from the wet getting in when the cabbage splits open 

[compostqueen]

It's where animals have been nibbling, plus the elements, causing bits of the leaves to  start going off.  When you peel off  those bifs you should have a fab cabbage underneath

Sow hispi little and often to avoid gluts. ! They can be sown all year round practically.  I love them as they are so quick from sowing to harvest, and so tasty, quite sweet in fact

[Hitman]

Thank you for the advice.

It is much appreciated.

Hitman

[compostqueen]

I have got Hispi on the menu for tomorrow's dinner with me sausages

Incidentally, Hitman you can nick leaves off your cabbages if you don't want to eat the whole thing. Handy if you want some for a stir fry

[m1ckz]

mine are worse lol..grew too many   pulled up 14 yesturday an dumped   they do grow quick an wont stay in the ground long

[Christine]

You know that you can freeze cabbage same as any other vegetable? 90 seconds blanching. It means that if everything comes at once you do get to keep some of them.

[compostqueen]

I don't know    Men are a bit hasty like that Christine. Out with the old, in with the new. We just think of food, always and all ways