Hispi cabbage replacement

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Hispi cabbage replacement
« on: March 16, 2019, 17:13 »
I've grown Hispi cabbage for a number of years after recommendations on this forum. However it seems that seeds are now quite hard to come by.

Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative? King's are suggesting Caraflex:

https://www.kingsseeds.com/Products/Organic-Vegetables/Cabbage/Cabbage-Caraflex-F1



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Re: Hispi cabbage replacement
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2019, 21:59 »
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Hi

Greyhound is the oldest variety, quickest to germinate, fastest to harvest, tastes as good as the rest and also the cheapest per packet, why look anywhere else!

Hipsi with me had always terrible germination in the first or second sowings, so I gave up on it!
STOP, and smell the roses!

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Re: Hispi cabbage replacement
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2019, 09:15 »
Greyhound is a good cabbage but makes a bigger head in my experience, not so good for a small family.

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Re: Hispi cabbage replacement
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2019, 14:24 »
I'd agree with MoS about Greyhound.  They are a brilliant cabbage, but last year I planted a few too many, and by the time I got round to the last of them they were weighing in at an average 7 lbs each.  It just sounds so mean when you ask someone if they'd like to share a cabbage with you, doesn't it, but they were just too much for the two of us.



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