"Pam Moore" wrote in a message:
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I have never had any success with cabbages, where you are supposed to
cut the cabbage off its stalk and then make a cross cut on the stump
from which 4 new cabbages are said to grow!
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I've never tried that, but do know that if you cut Brussels sprouts from the
stalk instead of snapping them off, you will get a second crop. Although not
as firm as the first sprouts, they are an added bonus to the winter greens.

MC