Spring cabbage harvest season (Best time to harvest spring cabbage) – Spring cabbage maturity time
How to grow spring cabbage in rental patch. (Spring cabbage growing in garden.) The spring cabbage planted in late October is ready to harvest.
The spring cabbage grown this season was planted in late autumn (around November) and grown over the winter. It is ready to harvest in early spring (around March). This is spring cabbage harvested in spring after overwintering.
Spring cabbage growing guide (Best way to grow cabbage)
We prepared the soil for spring cabbage around late October last year. (Best soil for spring cabbage plants.) Due to the high temperatures and dry conditions during summer, the soil had become compacted. Thinking it might not be suitable for growing spring cabbage like this, I loosened the soil a bit.
The compost and fertilizers used for growing spring cabbage are fully ripened cattle manure compost, chicken manure, and canola cake. This spring cabbage is grown through pesticide-free organic farming, so organic compost and fertilizers are used.
After mixing soil and fertilizer, we’ll level the bed and create planting plots for spring cabbage. We’ll cover the bed for spring cabbage with black plastic mulch sheets and grow them using mulching. Mulching helps prevent weeds and maintains soil temperature, which is beneficial for cultivation. (Spring cabbage farming tips.)
https://www.vege-try.net/en/prepare-field-for-spring-cabbage...The planting time for spring cabbage was early November. (Best time to plant spring cabbage.) Spring cabbage grown for overwintering should be planted around November. (Winter cabbage, harvested in winter, is best planted around September.)
When planting spring cabbage seedlings, be careful to handle them gently. (Best way to plant spring cabbage) Young spring cabbage seedlings have thin stems and soft leaves, so take care not to damage them.
Spring cabbage, a member of the Brassica family, is a vegetable that attracts caterpillars and aphids easily. Spring cabbage is planted in November, which reduces the presence of insects, but it’s still best to take preventive measures. Install insect netting and cultivate them in grow tunnel.
In mid-December, we prepared the spring cabbage for wintering. (Spring cabbage plant winter care.) The indicator for wintering spring cabbage is when the maximum temperature drops to single digits.
To protect spring cabbage from the cold, we cover the bed with non-woven fabric. Placing the non-woven fabric over the insect netting helps keep the cabbage bed warm, ensuring they do not wither even during winter.
In mid-January, we fertilized the spring cabbage. January is a cold time during winter, but we applied fertilizer to supplement nutrients.
Spring cabbage growing tips. Winter vegetables like spring cabbage often require additional fertilization, commonly done in January, because it takes about a month for the fertilizer to take effect during winter.
Harvest spring cabbage (March is best time to harvest spring cabbage) – Spring cabbage maturity time
Harvest time is here, but the spring cabbage… it’s splitting. (Could it be because it absorbed too much water from the rain a few days ago?)
It seems there are various reasons why spring cabbage heads split. One reason is when it’s dry for a while and then rains heavily, causing them to split. Another case is when the cabbage bolts, causing the heads to split from the inside.
It’s better to harvest split spring cabbage early by cutting it from the base. The harvesting method for spring cabbage is to cut it off at the base using gardening scissors or a cutter, harvesting the whole plant.
The harvested spring cabbage has a diameter of about 20cm (8 inches). Since split heads don’t keep well, I’d like to eat it soon.
Following is the video for how-to. English subtitles are available.