[ranat22]

are their different types of savoy....i'm pretty new to gardening.....but the stuff i used to buy had very dark crinckly leaves....the stuff i grew last year was crinklly but a light greeen/yellow colour and not what i expected

anyone know what seed type i'm looking for..cheers

[Ice]

Yes there are different varieties of Savoy.  You might have grown Savoy King last year as that has light green leaves. 

[radiohead]

I grew 'Tarvoy'...T&M...last year...nice tight crinkly heads of good size.......the only problem we had was earthworms getting right into the heart....not great when slicing it up in the kitchen

[ranat22]

Yes there are different varieties of Savoy.  You might have grown Savoy King last year as that has light green leaves. 

cheers.......are all savoy winter cabbage?

[Ice]

They are mostly a winter cabbage but if you choose your variety carefully you can pick them from september to march.

[ranat22]

I grew 'Tarvoy'...T&M...last year...nice tight crinkly heads of good size.......the only problem we had was earthworms getting right into the heart....not great when slicing it up in the kitchen

 yip...i had the same....loads of little worms  

[radiohead]

I grew 'Tarvoy'...T&M...last year...nice tight crinkly heads of good size.......the only problem we had was earthworms getting right into the heart....not great when slicing it up in the kitchen

 yip...i had the same....loads of little worms  

It has rather put me off growing them this year......

[ranat22]

also can i ask if anyone has found that spraying watered down washing up liquid on cabbages once a week keeps butterflys and catterpillers away

[Ice]

Only netting less than 7mm will prevent cabbage whites.  Failing that you will have to keep checking and removing the eggs before they hatch.

[ranat22]

I grew 'Tarvoy'...T&M...last year...nice tight crinkly heads of good size.......the only problem we had was earthworms getting right into the heart....not great when slicing it up in the kitchen

 yip...i had the same....loads of little worms  

It has rather put me off growing them this year......

most things that come straight from the garden will have some sort of creepy crawly on them...................a quick inspection and wash will do the trick..........plus the fact i love my potatoe,savoy,bacon and beans(cooked in some of the bacon fat)...means i'll be growing again lol

[radiohead]

I grew 'Tarvoy'...T&M...last year...nice tight crinkly heads of good size.......the only problem we had was earthworms getting right into the heart....not great when slicing it up in the kitchen

 yip...i had the same....loads of little worms  

It has rather put me off growing them this year......

most things that come straight from the garden will have some sort of creepy crawly on them...................a quick inspection and wash will do the trick..........plus the fact i love my potatoe,savoy,bacon and beans(cooked in some of the bacon fat)...means i'll be growing again lol

Yes,I'm not bothered by most things...but there were LOADS of little red worms right through the head.....slicing up the cabbage was absolute carnage......I drew the line I'm afraid.

[ranat22]

i had the little red worms...but they were just at the bottom..........i think i may have been put off if the heart was riddled with them tho!!

[oldcow]

I grow Piacenza savoy cabbage; it was quite dark and crinkly, and definitely delicious. It is a winter variety.