Although there are so many different types of cabbage, they all have one thing in common: they are all grown in the same way.
Cabbage is such a versatile vegetable that no garden should be without it. Growing it isn't rocket science either. Nevertheless, a rich cabbage harvest will not just fall into your lap. You have to do something for that. Because only with the right care you will be able to harvest plenty and also large heads of cabbage.
Location and Ground
Vegetables in your own garden usually need a lot of care. If you plant cabbage such as red cabbage, white cabbage or savoy, but also cauliflower and broccoli, then you should make sure that the soil is sufficiently supplied with nutrients. Especially in the main growth phase, the nutrient requirements of the plants are very high. In addition, the soil should be deep. A pH between 5.5 and 6.8 is best. You can find out how to determine the pH value here.
Water drains away too quickly in sandy soils, while nutrients are released too slowly in clayey soils. Here it helps if you work plenty of compost into the soil before planting the beds. It also helps the plants if you regularly loosen the soil.
Note the crop rotation
Always remember that you cannot plant cabbage in the same spot every year. All types of cabbage are heavy feeders. Next year you may only grow medium-sized crops such as carrots, lettuce, chard or fennel there. This is followed by the weak feeders and then preferably a green manure. Then you can start again with the heavy feeders.
These neighbors like cabbage very much
As with so many types of vegetables, you have to be careful what you plant next to cabbage. Not all vegetables go well with cabbage. You won't have any problems if you put cabbage next to:
- Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Salad
- Leek
- Peas
- Beans
- Cucumbers
- Carrots
- Spinach
plants. On the other hand, cabbage doesn't like garlic and onions as neighbors.
Watering and fertilizing cabbage
Kohl likes it when the soil is always slightly moist. That's whyyou also need to water it regularly. Of course, you should also add fertilizer, because this is the only way to ensure that the nutrients are distributed sufficiently and in a he althy way. It is best to use nettle manure as fertilizer. Make them like this:
Chop up about 1 kg of nettle leaves and then add the chopped leaves to about 10 liters of water. Close the container and let the mixture steep for about two weeks. In the meantime, stir every few days. Once the two weeks have passed, you should water the cabbage with nettle manure about every three to four weeks.