Cabbage is one of those vegetables that you usually do not think about growing in your home garden, as this is not necessarily one of the most popular vegetables.
However, if you are a cell fan, as I do (like a recipe with wife’s cabbage stuffing), add a plant or two to the home garden, this is easy to do if you are ready to add a little extra care.
Here's how you can grow a cage in your home garden.
Start by choosing a site in your garden where cabbage will flourish. Cabbage is best suited in a soil with a pH level of about or just above 6.5. Simple, easy to use and pH reading testers are available in any garden or home center. Cabbage prefers full sun, but if you live in a warmer climate, then it will tolerate a partial shade.
Your cabin takes between twelve and eighteen inches to provide enough room for healthy root growth. If you take part in the crop rotation of your garden (what you need), avoid sowing cabbage in areas where beets, carrots, celery or greens are grown.
Cabbage roots do not penetrate deep into the soil. In fact, many varieties of cabbage grow at the roots near the surface. This opens up the cell to potential harm from many varieties of root-type diseases, such as club root. From one to an inch of compost / mulch layer around the base, your cells will have a great way to protect the roots and keep them well fed.
Clean your cabin when they have a softball size or a little more. If you were planning an early grade of the season, you can simply collect the cage and leave the roots in the ground. If you work at the end of the season, then pull out all the plant, roots and everything from the ground.
As you can see, it is easier than you think to add this great vegetable to your annual spring, summer and autumn harvest. Now all you have to do is find great recipes in the salon, and you're done.
