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Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I have been growing cabbages for quite a while,

The biggest Red cabbage I have gotten was 13.3 pounds Weighed at JAred's weigh off in 07. Wasnt important enough to be put on the website. lol

The Green Cabbage I got was 15.something I have set this a couple times,

Does anyone have problems with splitting? I can get the green to 15 and then they seem to split. I relize that some varities split more easily than others LFD seems to split at 13-15lbs for me.

Reds do split but I have slowly finding out how to stop them from splitting.

Need advice for getting Green cabbage past 15 pounds.

1/28/2008 11:50:42 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Control the moisture...then when they get as big as they can get are close...cut the main root 1/2 to 3/4

1/28/2008 1:39:47 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

I have grown the mega-ton variety and very little splitting and have grown very large ~15 to 20 pound heads. I recommend serious preparation of the soil under the plant since they heavily feed in a very small area.

1/28/2008 3:02:51 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I have grown great Cabbage, ask longmont pete. Moisture is easy o control in the summer(we dont get any rain) I water 3 times a week.
But once late August hits, it gets a little tricky. Too much water it rots not enought it splits.
I add manure and other stuff and seem to do well.
I control worms and other pests with dust.

Any more advice?

1/28/2008 3:52:12 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

CCW, Marty S.'s raffle has giant onion and giant cabbage seeds available, and also seems to be a great source of good "how to" information!!! Grow em BIG, my buddy from Boulder County!!!!!! Peace, Wayne
PS...an added plus is that his raffle helps out local youth growers!!!!!!! YAHOO!!!

1/30/2008 5:02:16 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Yes the mega-ton did great here. they say up to 20 pounds and my smallest was 27 pounds. I left 2 there and they got to 35 pounds. Not one of the 8 heads split. They were all in raised beds and OM was high and watered everyday.

2/2/2008 6:58:25 PM