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- Q.Do I Need To Tie String Around A Cabbage To Help Form A Head - I was told that I needed to tie a string around cabbage to form a head. There are some leaves ...
- Q.When To Plant - I want to know when to plant cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, watermelon, and pumpkin.
- Q.Growing Cabbage And Cauliflower - Do you tie or fold leaves over cabbage and/or cauliflower?
- Q.Cabbage Leaves - Should I remove the leaves of the cabbage that's laying on the ground?
- Q.How Do You Shade Cool Weather Plants Set Out Now? - Cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, and collard plants like cooler soil than I have now, but the literature suggests setting them out ...
- Q.Type Of Cabbage - My son participated in a plant sale for FFA in school and I bought some cabbages (beginning of June). I ...
- Q.I Have Cabbage Plants With No Heads - The plants look great. But there aren't any heads. What did I do wrong? This is the second time.
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Anonymous on
July 17, 2011Q.Do I Need to Tie String Around a Cabbage to Help Form a Head
I was told that I needed to tie a string around cabbage to form a head. There are some leaves but a head has not formed yet. Will this help or hurt the plant?
Answered by
Nikki on
July 17, 2011
Certified ExpertA.No, you do not need to tie up cabbage. They will form a head without any help.
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- Asked by
suzanne j. vickers on
July 25, 2011Q.When to Plant
I want to know when to plant cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, watermelon, and pumpkin.
- Answered by
Susan75023 on
July 25, 2011A.Here is a link to South Carolina vegetable gardening.
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/vegetables/gardening/hgic1256.htmlWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
July 30, 2011Q.Growing Cabbage and Cauliflower
Do you tie or fold leaves over cabbage and/or cauliflower?
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 30, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Most people prefer to tie them. After tying them, check them regularly until ready for harvesting. Mature heads are a fullydeveloped, clear white and compact head about six inches. You can cut them with a large knife, leaving at least one set of leaves to protect the head.
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August 6, 2011Q.Cabbage leaves
Should I remove the leaves of the cabbage that's laying on the ground?
- Answered by
Heather on
August 8, 2011
Certified ExpertA.You can, especially if they are yellow. It will not hurt the plant to remove them and may also make it more difficult for some pests to get onto the plant.
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boba on
August 19, 2011Q.How Do You Shade Cool Weather Plants Set Out Now?
Cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, and collard plants like cooler soil than I have now, but the literature suggests setting them out now for a fall crop.
- Answered by
Heather on
August 23, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Really, the trick is to keep their roots cool. Hot roots are what cause cool weather plants to bolt or grow poorly in hot weather.
A heavy mulch around them along with making sure they are well watered will help keep their roots cool until the weather cools down.
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August 31, 2011Q.Type of Cabbage
My son participated in a plant sale for FFA in school and I bought some cabbages (beginning of June). I admit I was a few weeks late in transplanting them, but I got it done. It is now the end of August. They are a foot tall and the green leaves are tall (not surrounding the stock but more straight up/out). I am wondering if they will ever get a head of cabbage on them or if it is the type that doesn't get a head.
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Nikki on
September 1, 2011
Certified ExpertA.It sounds like standard cabbage, but if you want to send a picture, I can confirm that. Cabbage needs cool weather to head properly. If they have not gone to flower by the time it cools down, they should start to form a head.
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Anonymous on
September 7, 2011Q.I Have Cabbage Plants With No Heads
The plants look great. But there aren't any heads. What did I do wrong? This is the second time.
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 7, 2011
Certified ExpertA.They need cool weather in order to form heads. You can help keep them "cool" by placing mulch around the base to regulate the soil temperature. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cabbage/cabbage-head-formation.htm
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