Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. acuta
curly cabbage
Common names: curled cabbage, sweet crown cabbage
Photo: Nina Gerlach · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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Description
The curly cabbage forms loose, conical heads with delicate, mildly sweet leaves that taste noticeably finer than firm white cabbage. It matures early and quickly, making it well suited as the first cabbage of the season, and is popular both raw and cooked.
Care instructions
Plant pre-germinated seedlings from April with a spacing of about a step length into a nutrient-rich bed and keep the soil evenly moist. Protect young plants with a net from cabbage worms and harvest the heads from June promptly once they are firm; overripe heads will burst slightly.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, moist, nutrient-rich, lime-loving
Feeding
Heavy feeder
Months
Mar–Jun
Propagation
Methods
- From seed
Companion planting
Good neighbors
legume family (Fabaceae)
particularly well establishedLeguminous plants collect nitrogen in the soil, from which Brassicaceae benefit as heavy feeders.
For example Bush beanPole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar peaRed bean and 30 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
carrot family (Apiaceae)
You can pair celery and dill with all Brassicaceae because they repel the cabbage whitefly with their scent, a proven companion.
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed-culture Practice
mint family (Lamiaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example LavenderThymeBasilRosemarySageHyssop and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
nasturtium family (Tropaeolaceae)
Nasturtium serves as a trap plant for you. Aphids and cabbage whiteflies prefer it over the brassicaceae next to it.
For example Tropaeolum majusMashua
Source: Trap plant practice in organic horticulture
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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