pointed cabbage

we bought a lovely pointed cabbage the other day from the local co-op it had a very nice sweet flavour but don't know what the variety was we are growing a pointed variety called Dutchman but it may have been a variety called caraflex i was thinking about growing that variety because sowing to maturing 75 days maybe caraflex next season

i have to say the cabbage did cost 85p where Dutchman seed cost me around £2.00 and caraflex seed was £5.05 for 100 seeds really its a no brainer 

Hi Mum remind me a bit later in the year about pointed the pointed cabbage because i am about to plant out the Dutchman cabbage plants

as i said i was looking at other varieties F1 Regency looked another one to try as well as Caraflex but Caraflex is not recommended for Autumn sowings i am also looking for a good spring cabbage to winter over that i can sow around September/ October pot on and leave over winter in the poly tunnel to plant out in spring

i have to say i have had good results from doing the same method with over wintering cauliflowers [Boris] in the poly tunnel then planting out in the spring good bold curds

we have in recent years had problems with caterpillars so we haven't had the best results from our cabbage crops even though the beds are netted so I'm trying garlic and chilli sprays this year as well as netting fingers crossed this mite give us a decent cabbage

I think the varieties Dutchman and Heart may be one and the same. I usually grow these and they are really good for an early sweet pointed cabbage.

I usually sow early in the greenhouse in Feb and then plant out, but you can sow later. My pack says June for an October harvest.

My favourite follow on crop is Kalibos, that DD originally put me on to.  I usually sow those March/April for an autumn crop. It is a red pointed cabbage and one of my favourites for cabbage salad and slaw