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Replacing Packman Broccoli

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon May 19, 2025 8:10 am
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by GoDawgs » Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:06 am

A little while ago AZGardener mentioned that Castle Dome F1 is the grower's updated version of my long time performer Packman F1 broccoli so I'm trying it this spring it....

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Last post by GoDawgs
Mon May 19, 2025 8:10 am
When to plant out cabbage seedlings (Z7)?

Last post by AKgardener « Fri May 09, 2025 11:01 am
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by Cranraspberry » Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:39 am

What temperature do you usually plant out your cabbage/broccoli/kale/etc seedlings? Our long term forecast in the DC area is showing early March with pretty steady highs in...

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Last post by AKgardener
Fri May 09, 2025 11:01 am
Napa Cabbage Cold Tolerance

Last post by Uncle_Feist « Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:08 pm
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by karstopography » Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:31 am

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Is perhaps better than advertised. This Chinese Cabbage “Blues” made it through a night of 20° and a subsequent night that went to 19° without any protection...

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Last post by Uncle_Feist
Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:08 pm
Good Haul Today

Last post by GoDawgs « Sun Dec 01, 2024 6:40 am
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by PlainJane » Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:56 pm

Cauliflower, kohlrabi, kale, chard and lettuce all going gang busters, with some peas thrown in.

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Last post by GoDawgs
Sun Dec 01, 2024 6:40 am
Minimum, Optimal Spacing for Green Magic Broccoli

Last post by Mark_Thompson « Fri Oct 25, 2024 1:14 am
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by karstopography » Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:07 am

Online well known seed companies seem to not necessarily agree on how far apart, the range I’ve read has been 12”-24” apart and up to 36” between rows. to plant one green...

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Last post by Mark_Thompson
Fri Oct 25, 2024 1:14 am
Shriveling kale and cabbage seedlings

Last post by Salaam « Wed May 22, 2024 9:56 am
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by Salaam » Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:43 am

Hello all,

I've grown kale and cabbage from seed, indoors, for years. For the first time, I'm running into a problem of seedlings shrivelling at about three weeks old. See...

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Last post by Salaam
Wed May 22, 2024 9:56 am
Cauliflower

Last post by MrBig46 « Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:07 pm
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by MrBig46 » Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:46 am
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I am looking for varieties of cauliflower which, at the stage when they are not yet planting flowers, are able to survive our winter under non-woven foil or in a foil tunnel...
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Last post by MrBig46
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:07 pm
First Broccoli and Succession Planting

Last post by JRinPA « Tue Apr 18, 2023 12:40 am
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by GoDawgs » Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:29 am

The first Green Magic broccoli is ready! It didn't do well the first time I planted it (spring '22) but did well this past fall so I tried again this spring and put them out...

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Last post by JRinPA
Tue Apr 18, 2023 12:40 am
How to prevent cabbage worms without pesticides?

Last post by brownrexx « Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:54 am
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by Shule » Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:26 am

Any ideas?

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Last post by brownrexx
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:54 am
anyone get good cauliflower this year in mid atlantic?

Last post by JRinPA « Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:27 pm
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by JRinPA » Sat Jul 16, 2022 10:47 pm

I have been told (at farm stand a few years back when they had a bumper spring crop) that cauliflower is very hit or miss in SE PA as a spring crop but if planted early...

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Last post by JRinPA
Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:27 pm
Waltham 29 - worth growing?

Last post by JRinPA « Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:12 am
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by JRinPA » Mon Feb 07, 2022 6:21 pm

Is waltham 29 broccoli worth growing from seed? It is a 1950 heirloom and seed is cheap. Or are the hybrids much better?

I'm looking for a spring planting with side shoots...

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Last post by JRinPA
Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:12 am
Growing Cabbage From Rootstock?

Last post by Whwoz « Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:32 pm
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by GoDawgs » Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:08 am

You never know what you'll find when rooting around the internet. I was just doing some online comparisons between Early Jersey Wakefield and Charleston Wakefield cabbages...

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Last post by Whwoz
Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:32 pm
Yod Fah and other varieties of Kai Lan/ Gailan aka chinese broccoli

Last post by ponyexpress « Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:07 pm
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by bower » Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:48 pm

I first saw the Yod Fah mentioned in GoDawgs thread, and since I received seeds in Nicky's swap I grew this one as part of my late winter greenhouse greens. They are...

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Last post by ponyexpress
Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:07 pm
Do I Have To Harden Off My Brassica Seedlings?

Last post by jmsieglaff « Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:48 am
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by Setec Astronomy » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:31 pm

It's time to plant out my sprouting/mini broccoli and Brussels sprouts--do I need to harden off the seedlings like I would with a tomato? One of these I planted from Burpee...

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Last post by jmsieglaff
Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:48 am
First Cauliflower Cut

Last post by GoDawgs « Tue Dec 28, 2021 9:38 am
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by GoDawgs » Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:36 pm

I've been watching the first cauliflower get bigger and decided that today was the day to cut it before it went too far. Variety is 'Amazing' and this one was 7 wide. It felt...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Tue Dec 28, 2021 9:38 am
Anyone Recognize What is Eating my friends cabbage?

Last post by rdback « Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:46 am
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by JosephineRose » Wed Oct 27, 2021 1:33 pm

These evil little buggers are not the Cabbage Looper. She said it is horrifying how many there are, and when she went to pick the cabbage head tons fell out.

Screen Shot...

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Last post by rdback
Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:46 am
can/will cabbage head from last year's root

Last post by JRinPA « Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:46 am
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by JRinPA » Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:21 pm

I cut my fall cabbage in late October. The bed is suboptimal for fall due to afternoon house shade, and the plants were put out late. We got six small cabbages that tasted...

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Last post by JRinPA
Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:46 am
Cabbage Flowering?

Last post by GoDawgs « Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:19 am
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by GoDawgs » Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:16 pm

I have never seen a cabbage flower although I've read descriptions of how a head splits and the flower stalk emerges. Hmmm, that might be what's going on in the garden with...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:19 am
Broccoli sideshoots and more Cauliflower

Last post by MrBig46 « Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:51 am
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by GoDawgs » Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:41 pm

We've had a couple more inches of rain in the past several days so the open areas at the bottom of the garden are swamped again. It's a good thing they won't be needed until...

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Last post by MrBig46
Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:51 am
When is a cabbage all grown up?

Last post by slugworth « Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:10 pm
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by zendog » Sat May 30, 2020 9:21 pm

So how do you know when a cabbage is completely mature ? I already harvested one Charleston Wakefield that was probably 2 pounds. It was a bit on the small side, but the bugs...

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Last post by slugworth
Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:10 pm
Cabbage pests

Last post by zendog « Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:21 pm
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by zendog » Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:28 pm

My first year growing cabbages and I'm trying to stay ahead of any pests that might ruin my crop. We have a lot of bugs here and after such a mild winter it seems worse than...

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Last post by zendog
Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:21 pm
How do I grow large brussel sprouts?

Last post by Clkeiper « Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:22 pm

by Clkeiper » Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:22 pm

I grew beautiful brussel sprouts last year in my high tunnel. The plants were beautiful but unfortunately the sprouts were hardly larger than marbles. What do I need to be...

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Last post by Clkeiper
Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:22 pm
How to Grow Cabbage and Bok choy Organically

Last post by brownrexx « Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:59 pm
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by brownrexx » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:44 am

If you have ever tried to grow cabbage or other cole crops you have probably been visited by those pesky white cabbage moths. They lay lots of eggs on your plants and then...

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Last post by brownrexx
Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:59 pm
How do you grow Turnips and rutabagas

Last post by bower « Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:54 pm
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by Clkeiper » Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:15 pm

Are they similar in needs and space?
what do you do with them once they are mature?
how big do I let them get?
how do I store them? or don't I?
recipes or cooking method?
I...

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Last post by bower
Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:54 pm
Where best to buy red cabbage seeds for sprouts?

Last post by AZGardener « Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:55 pm
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by peebee » Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:37 pm

Didn't know where to post this but since I'm looking for red cabbage I guess this is a good place as any.
I want to try growing them as sprouts. If anyone here grows or eats...

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Last post by AZGardener
Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:55 pm

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