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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: maddave on October 26, 2015, 09:24

Title: Picking cabbages.
Post by: maddave on October 26, 2015, 09:24

I picked my first savoy cabbage yesterday for sunday lunch.  This is the first time I have grown cabbages.  I think I might have picked it too early though, as although the outer leaves were a nice, dark green, the inner leaves where very white and pale. Have I picked it a bit early and should leave the rest to ripen?  How do you know when they are ready?

Attached is a pic (with some of the other constituents of sunday lunch!!  :)) showing what it looked like when I picked it. It tasted nice, but reckon it could be better!

Title: Re: Picking cabbages.
Post by: DD. on October 26, 2015, 09:31

They're ready when they're big enough to eat.

The inner leaves are much lighter than the outside ones, and yours sounds quite normal!

Title: Re: Picking cabbages.
Post by: maddave on October 26, 2015, 09:42

That's good to know. The innards were a bit bitter though, so wasn't sure if they would sweeten up with some more growth.  A big knob of butter soon sorted it out though!

Title: Re: Picking cabbages.
Post by: DD. on October 26, 2015, 09:44

Did you remember a bit of black pepper?

Title: Re: Picking cabbages.
Post by: maddave on October 26, 2015, 09:54

Quote from: DD. on October 26, 2015, 09:44

Did you remember a bit of black pepper?

Definitely!  Yum!

Title: Re: Picking cabbages.
Post by: Goosegirl on October 26, 2015, 12:54

Minimal water to cook them in as well!

Title: Re: Picking cabbages.
Post by: snowdrops on October 26, 2015, 19:20

And a grating of nutmeg for me😊

Title: Re: Picking cabbages.
Post by: compostqueen on October 28, 2015, 21:51

I'd have been well happy with that. Not sure why you're no overjoyed!  :tongue2:

I picked a goodly red cabbage t'other day. Cor blimey it was good  :)