Like the related types of white cabbage, pointed cabbage belongs to the head cabbage. It is easy to cultivate in the garden, is robust and suitable for early cultivation. As a result, the cabbage variety provides delicious and healthy vegetables from May.
Pointed cabbage can be harvested as early as May if sown early
Care for high crop yields
Successfully grown young plants should be given the opportunity to grow without competition from unwanted weeds. Check the bed regularly for weeds and weed it if necessary. The cabbage variety does not like drought. Weekly watering is part of the basic program during the growth phase. In long periods of drought, the vegetables may like to get more water. Later in the season it is worth piling up the plants. This improves the stability of the heads. Remove wilted outer leaves to prevent rot.
When does the harvest begin?
Pointed cabbage is characterized by rapid growth. You can pluck young leaves at any time after they emerge. If you want to harvest whole heads, the harvest time depends on the sowing date. After successful germination in January, the pointed cabbages are ready to harvest from May. The later you sow the seeds, the stronger the plants will develop. Then the harvest is pushed back into August or September.
How to harvest correctly:
- disinfect sharp knife
- Push away the soil around the stalk and cut through it
- Loosen the pointed cabbage and store in wicker baskets
Pull the rest of the stalk together with the roots out of the substrate and compost the rest. Cabbage should not be grown on the bed for the next four years. In this way you will prevent one-sided loading of the soil and diseases of the vegetables.
The right storage
Unbroken heads keep for about a week in a cool place. Hanging nets that you hang up in a dark and dry basement room are ideal for storage. The harvest can be stored whole or cut into small pieces in the vegetable compartment. You can freeze pointed cabbage by first washing the cabbage thoroughly and blanching the leaves for about three minutes. Then store the vegetables in freezer bags.
tips
Don't put the heads next to apples, because then the cabbage will wilt faster.