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- How To Sow & Grow Brassicas
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- Nana Shirley's Stovetop Red Cabbage Recipe
- Stir-fried Brussels Sprouts Recipe
- A Note About Our Seed Packets & Seed Counts
- Pollinator Friendly Plants
Red Cabbage Seed Blend
Brassica oleracea var. capitata rubra sp.
- Just a little bit different to the normal green.
- Can be used in the normal way or used for pickling, etc.
- A blend of varieties to ensure successional cropping.
- Includes some F1 hybrid varieties.
Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
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Description
Red Cabbage is something just a little bit different and special.
Whilst it can be cooked and eaten like any conventional cabbage it really comes into its own as a vegetable when 'pickled' with sugar and vinegar; this is a Shirley family favourite and Nanna Shirley's recipe can be found in our recipe section.
We have carefully blended a selection of Red Cabbage varieties which will provide a successive harvest and get over the all 'coming at once' problem inherent in growing just one variety.
Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects if allowed to 'go over' and flower (so if you have room leave any plants in that have gone too far rather than pulling them out straight away).
- Sow from March to April thinly in rows 6" (15 cm) apart. Sow in " (1 cm) deep drills.
- Thin to one seedling per 3" (7.5 cm) or transplant into suitable pots.
- Set out when large enough 18" (45 cm) apart in rows 18" (45 cm) apart.
- Harvest approximately September-December.
- Top Tips
- Red Cabbages grow well in a rich soil, but do not overfeed as this makes them more susceptible to frost damage.
- Protect from pigeons - pigeons love Brassicas (so do partridges).
- Take precautions against the dreaded Cabbage White butterfly - inspect your crop regularly, spray with our BioFriend Plant Defence or use a physical barrier such as insect netting.
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How To...
How To Sow & Grow Brassicas
Detailed advice on sowing and growing brassicas outside and under protection. Includes information on watering and pest control.
Recipes
Nana Shirley's Stovetop Red Cabbage Recipe
A quick and easy recipe for making delicious cooked red cabbage. Ideal accompaniment to winter roasts.
Stir-fried Brussels Sprouts Recipe
A quick and simple recipe for stir-fried Brussels sprouts that also works with cabbage, kale and other brassicas.
General Information
A Note About Our Seed Packets & Seed Counts
Information on Victoriana's method of packeting seed, including information on the seed packets. Also details on Victoriana's seed guarantee.
Pollinator Friendly Plants
A detailed guide to the seeds and plants sold by Victoriana Nursery Gardens that will attract and provide a food source to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects.
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