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Plants are 40–60 centimetres (15 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 23 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) tall in their first year at the mature vegetative stage, and 1.5–2 metres (5– 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) tall when flowering in the second year. [6] Heads average between 0.5 and 4 kilograms (1 and 8 pounds), with fast-growing, earlier-maturing varieties producing smaller heads. [7]
40% of the expected head size reached 45: 50% of the expected head size reached 46: 60% of the expected head size reached 47: 70% of the expected head size reached 48: 80% of the expected head size reached 49: Typical size, form and firmness of heads reached 5: Inflorescence emergence 51: Main shoot inside head begins to elongate 53
40% of the leaf mass typical for the variety reached 45: 50% of the leaf mass typical for the variety reached 46: 60% of the leaf mass typical for the variety reached 47: 70% of the leaf mass typical for the variety reached 48: 80% of the leaf mass typical for the variety reached 49: Typical leaf mass reached 5: Inflorescence emergence 51
Savoy cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda L. or Brassica oleracea Savoy Cabbage Group) [3] is a variety or cultivar group of the plant species Brassica oleracea. Savoy cabbage is a winter vegetable and one of several cabbage varieties. [4] It has crinkled, emerald green leaves, [5] which are crunchy with a slightly elastic consistency on ...
Pointed cabbage Pointed cabbage in the field. Pointed cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f.acuta), also known as cone, sweetheart, hispi or sugarloaf cabbage is a form of cabbage (Brassica oleracea) with a tapering shape and large delicate leaves varying in colour from yellowish to blue-green.
Napa cabbage has very small seeds with a thousand kernel weight of about 2.5 to 2.8 g. For professional cultivation it is recommended to use disinfected seeds to prevent onset diseases. With the single-grain sowing technique, about 400 to 500 g of seeds per hectare is required; with the normal sowing technique, about 1 kg per hectare. If the ...
Red cabbage prefers climates that remain moist and cool for most of its vegetative growth stage, so it can be placed in the ground shortly after the last frost while the spring is still cool. The cabbage plants can be spaced about 30–65 cm (12–26 in) from one another. They will need watering often but are otherwise low-maintenance plants. [8]
Brassica oleracea is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, also known as wild cabbage in its uncultivated form. The species evidently originated from feral populations of related plants in the Eastern Mediterranean , where it was most likely first cultivated.