Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. acuta

Spitzkohl

Common names: Spitzkraut, Zuckerhutkohl

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Description

The plant produces loose, conical heads with delicate, mildly sweet leaves that taste noticeably finer than those of regular white cabbage. It matures early and quickly, making it well suited as the first cabbage crop of the season. Both raw and cooked, it is popular.

Care instructions

Plant pre‑grown seedlings from April with a spacing of about one step length in a nutrient‑rich bed and keep the soil consistently moist. Protect young plants from cabbage white butterflies with a net, and harvest the heads from June as soon as they are firm. Overripe heads may split slightly.

Companion planting

Good neighbours

Lettuce Spinach Pea Red beet Onion

Rather not

Garlic Tomato White cabbage

Diseases & pests

2 relevant

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PesthighApr–Sep

Delia radicum

PesthighMay–Sep

Pieris brassicae

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