[hightide]

Highly chuffed! just picked my first second growth Hispi, its only small fits in my hand. I had read that if roots are left in the ground they could produce small heads at the side just like Calabrese. As this years experiment I left nine roots in the ground, uncovered just left there; now here's a funny thing no Pigeon attack and no butterfly eggs. Approximately three new shoots per plant are just begining to heart up, keeps on like this it could be a vintage year.

[sunshineband]

It's great when something works even better than expected isn't it? 

[BobE]

Excellent.  Do you thing the butterflies and pigions ignore them.

[devonbarmygardener]

Highly chuffed! just picked my first second growth Hispi, its only small fits in my hand. I had read that if roots are left in the ground they could produce small heads at the side just like Calabrese. As this years experiment I left nine roots in the ground, uncovered just left there; now here's a funny thing no Pigeon attack and no butterfly eggs. Approximately three new shoots per plant are just begining to heart up, keeps on like this it could be a vintage year.

I had read that about tight spring green type cabbages too.
Natures' great ain't it