[mumofstig]

I've grown Greyhound this year, early and late sowings, so they've lasted till now. Seems reliable, but it's very pale inside, great for the summer as coleslaw, but looking a bit insipid on the plate right now 

I'm not keen on the very dark, strongly flavoured cabbages, but one with a green inside would be nice for Autumn.
So, which variety to grow?

[sunshineband]

I find that even those with the darkest green leaves have a pale heart -- I think it is due to lack of light inside the solid mass.

The only way I have green cabbage is to crop before they heart up like spring greens only from late summer cabbages planted a bit later s they are croppable around now, or to use the tops of the brussels

[upthetump]

our favourite is offenham flower of spring, it does have a small white heart but outers are dense green and they mature april/may. i sow them in july in pots, plant out when ready, net them (pigeons)and they sit through the winter and heart up following spring, no fuss with slugs or cabbage whites. flavourwise our favourite and kids wouldn't eat greens before i grew these

[Nikkithefoot]

Minicole I found was a good combination. Small and fairly green even inside and not too strong a flavour either.

[gavinjconway]

Tip of the day.. If you add  half a teaspoon of bi-carb when cooking it will enhance the colour..

I've also been known to add a bit of green cake colouring in the past..

[chrisnchris]

Tip of the day.. If you add  half a teaspoon of bi-carb when cooking it will enhance the colour..

Alternative tip of the day....don't do this.

Adding bi-carb to fruit or veg kills the vitamins.

[mumofstig]

I know - that's why grandmas did it, but we don't 

[bravemurphy]

For the green this time of year we eat the black Tuscany kale it is delicious and dark green.

[chrisnchris]

For the green this time of year we eat the black Tuscany kale it is delicious and dark green.

That sounds good, I might give it a go, any growing tips ?

[bravemurphy]

Good fertile ground and stake around this time of year, harvest the center first and then they will grow side shoots and crop for a good while into the spring if you are lucky.

[snowdrops]

Tip of the day.. If you add  half a teaspoon of bi-carb when cooking it will enhance the colour..

Alternative tip of the day....don't do this.

Adding bi-carb to fruit or veg kills the vitamins.

Cooking for less time keeps the greens,well,green

[mumofstig]

Trouble is, as I said in my first post - the insides are not green 

[JayG]

How about bright yellow as second prize Mum?   

Shredded hard white cabbage stir-fried/braised (lid on) with a little oil, garlic, fennel seeds, turmeric and seasoning until soft and slightly caramelised - delish (even without the turmeric or garlic!)

[mumofstig]

I'm already doing things like that to use up the Greyhound cabbage 

Waste not want not

[m1ckz]

russian cabbage is nice...an very big