[chickchick]

hi
bought 12 spring cabbage plants for £1.50 yesterday in the bargain bucket area at a garden centre! they look healthy and i thought for £1.50 ill take a chance and see what happens! do you think they will be ok? i cant think what the label said (too dark to look now!!) about  harvesting!
any tips? or have i bought a duff lot!?

[SalJ1980]

No idea I'm afraid chickchick! I sowed my spring cabbages (Durham Early) on Sunday.

[mrs bouquet]

Yes, go for it chick chick, I buy most of my stuff in the reduced corner and it works for me, even if it doesn't I don't mind too much   Mrs Bouquet.

[DD.]

I'm sure they'll be fine - a little early perhaps.

If I were you, I'd pop each into a 3" pot and grow them on a bit. Plant them out when they've got a decent root ball.

Harvest wise, it's obviously during the spring, (duh), and with the quantity you have I'd wait until each makes a decent sized cabbage.

[chickchick]

I'm sure they'll be fine - a little early perhaps.

If I were you, I'd pop each into a 3" pot and grow them on a bit. Plant them out when they've got a decent root ball.

Harvest wise, it's obviously during the spring, (duh), and with the quantity you have I'd wait until each makes a decent sized cabbage.

spring cabbage harvest in spring  :oops:  :oops: of course!! would most people now be planting spring cabbage seeds then?

[DD.]

Mine went in 2 weeks ago. Now about 2" high, (Durham Early again).

[Aunt Sally]

I'm growing Mater Green and Spring

I grew Master Green last year and it was VERY nice !

[SnooziSuzi]

I haven't started mine off yet - can't find any seed packets  :?

will have another look at the garden centre tomorrow.  

How late is too late for sowing them in the North East please?

[DD.]

You've plenty of time yet. Rest of August & a bit more probably.

PM me if you get stuck for seed.

[johnhar]

re spring cabbage. put mine in july 29th and have just put the second sowing in today as a back up in case the rabbits & pigeons thin them out for me when i plant them out in early october, when the tates are cleared.
i grow 3 varieties duncan - pyramid & advantage. sown 3 seeds per cell in trays of 40 cells & plant out the complete cell so i can cut the spare plants for early greens & leave just 1 plant to grow to full size.spacing iuse is380x380mm