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Am I too late ??
Last year I sowed some cabbage seed in the
cold frame and I had a nice early crop this year. Problem is, I can't remember exactly when I sowed them or what variety they were. Am I too late now and what seed should I use ?? Can anybody help please. Wally BTW I am in Milton Keynes, UK |
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Am I too late ??
On 02/11/2011 12:27, Wally wrote:
Last year I sowed some cabbage seed in the cold frame and I had a nice early crop this year. Problem is, I can't remember exactly when I sowed them or what variety they were. Am I too late now and what seed should I use ?? Can anybody help please. Wally BTW I am in Milton Keynes, UK Pushing it a bit now. Can you get any cabbage seedlings from a garden centre? Pushes the price up a lot compared to seed, but still maybe worth it. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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Am I too late ??
"David in Normandy" wrote in message . fr... On 02/11/2011 12:27, Wally wrote: Last year I sowed some cabbage seed in the cold frame and I had a nice early crop this year. Problem is, I can't remember exactly when I sowed them or what variety they were. Am I too late now and what seed should I use ?? Can anybody help please. Wally BTW I am in Milton Keynes, UK Pushing it a bit now. Can you get any cabbage seedlings from a garden centre? Pushes the price up a lot compared to seed, but still maybe worth it. -- I did consider that David but the prices at our local garden centres made that a big no no. Thanks for the reply anyway Wally |
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Am I too late ??
On Nov 2, 11:57*am, "Wally" wrote:
"David in Normandy" wrote in . orange.fr... On 02/11/2011 12:27, Wally wrote: Last year I sowed some cabbage seed in the cold frame and I had a nice early crop this year. Problem is, I can't remember exactly when I sowed them or what variety they were. Am I too late now and what seed should I use ?? Can anybody help please. Wally BTW I am in Milton Keynes, UK Pushing it a bit now. Can you get any cabbage seedlings from a garden centre? Pushes the price up a lot compared to seed, but still maybe worth it. -- I did consider that David but the prices at our local garden centres made that a big no no. Thanks for the reply anyway Wally- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You coulkd try Spring cabbage like Greyhound or Derby day, if we get a mild winter you may get away with it, remember you can cut early to give you greens (Collards) if they don't work what have you lost, A packet of seed. David |
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Am I too late ??
"David in Normandy" wrote in message . fr... On 02/11/2011 12:27, Wally wrote: Last year I sowed some cabbage seed in the cold frame and I had a nice early crop this year. Problem is, I can't remember exactly when I sowed them or what variety they were. Am I too late now and what seed should I use ?? Can anybody help please. Wally BTW I am in Milton Keynes, UK /Pushing it a bit now. Can you get any cabbage seedlings from a garden /centre? Pushes the price up a lot compared to seed, but still maybe /worth it. / Officially Autumn ended only 4 days ago, so you could take a punt on 'Spring Hero, Hispi or Duncan' http://allotmentsincoventry.lraa.co.uk/cabbage.htm |
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"Bertie Doe" wrote in message ... "David in Normandy" wrote in message . fr... On 02/11/2011 12:27, Wally wrote: Last year I sowed some cabbage seed in the cold frame and I had a nice early crop this year. Problem is, I can't remember exactly when I sowed them or what variety they were. Am I too late now and what seed should I use ?? Can anybody help please. Wally BTW I am in Milton Keynes, UK /Pushing it a bit now. Can you get any cabbage seedlings from a garden /centre? Pushes the price up a lot compared to seed, but still maybe /worth it. / Officially Autumn ended only 4 days ago, Autmun doesn't finish until the end of November. |
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Am I too late ??
Dave Hill wrote in
: On Nov 2, 11:57*am, "Wally" wrote: "David in Normandy" wrote in messagenews: ... On 02/11/2011 12:27, Wally wrote: Last year I sowed some cabbage seed in the cold frame and I had a nice early crop this year. Problem is, I can't remember exactly when I sowed them or what variety they were. Am I too late now and what seed should I use ?? Can anybody help please. Wally BTW I am in Milton Keynes, UK Pushing it a bit now. Can you get any cabbage seedlings from a garden centre? Pushes the price up a lot compared to seed, but still maybe wor th it. -- I did consider that David but the prices at our local garden centres made that a big no no. Thanks for the reply anyway Wally- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You coulkd try Spring cabbage like Greyhound or Derby day, if we get a mild winter you may get away with it, remember you can cut early to give you greens (Collards) if they don't work what have you lost, A packet of seed. David Greyhound, as Dave suggested, is quite hardy and has nice solid hearts if planted firmly. It is one of those pointed shaped varieties and is very nice tasting. I have some already planted and have sown a few seeds last week in a cold frame and are showing. Thing is that they MAY need some frost protection and definatly if this comming winter is like the last. Last year in our neck of the woods winter started on 5 Nov. with heavy snow and didnt defrost 'till half way through Feb. What a winter! For next year what you can do is to sever any cabbage you have growing in summer or autumn and leave the root in the soil and they will regrow some leaves for "greens" during the winter months. Now THEY have a lovely taste and are the very nice colour, deep green, full of iron too. What I think is to overdo the whole cabbage thing, such as sow, plant, and also leave the roots to grow extras if all fails. If you are unlucky (as Dave said) you might lose out of pocket a packet of seed. On the other hand you might be awash with cabbage. Baz |
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