Brassica oleracea var. sabauda
Savoy cabbage
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Description
Savoy cabbage is distinguished by its rosette, leaf-like rounded leaves and is milder and more delicate than white or red cabbage. Late varieties tolerate substantial frost and taste especially fine after the first cold nights; it is one of the most reliable winter vegetables.
Care instructions
Sow in a staggered manner from March to June in the soil, and plant the seedlings with a spacing of one arm's length into the humus-rich bed. Keep the soil evenly moist, protect the young plants with a net from cabbage whitefly, and harvest from August as needed; late varieties can be left standing until December.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, moist, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Heavy feeder
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.
Some of these explanations were machine-translated.
Diseases & pests
1 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species. How to spot and prevent them is covered in full in the lexicon.
Plasmodiophora brassicae
Clubroot is a soil-borne fungal disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae that affects all cruciferous plants.
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4 varieties‚Marner Grüfewi’
An open-pollinated summer savoy cabbage for an early harvest from midsummer, when other savoy varieties still need a long time.
‚Ormskirk’
A very hardy, open-pollinated savoy cabbage of the old English school that you can leave standing through the winter into early spring.
‚Vertus’
A proven, open pollinated autumn and winter savoy cabbage from France that you harvest from October right into the frosts.
‚Wirosa F1’
A modern, very hardy F1 savoy cabbage that secures your harvest deep into winter.
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