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25 Heirloom Late Flat Dutch Cabbage Seeds FREE Recipe Included!

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The classic garden cabbage may not really be Dutch. It was actually brought to the new world by German immigrants around 1840 (the same way most people called "Pennsylvania Dutch," are actually from German stock), but Dutch or German, it's still the best, with firm heads measuring about 12" in diameter.

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The 'Late Flat Dutch Premium' Cabbage Plant is the most popular late variety. It has up to 30-pound heads that store well. Late Flat Dutch heads are flat on top, just as the name indicates. It is an excellent cabbage for kraut.

When and Where to Plant: Start early varieties indoors 5-7 weeks before last frost. Before planting, harden plants for one week, by putting outdoors during the day. Sow late varieties outdoors in late spring. *For southern California gardeners.. plant December through Spring. Avoid hot full sun. May need shade on hot days.

Cabbage can be grown everywhere in California.A healthy dose of manure, manure tea or compost tea will yeild huge cabbage.

Plant in a sunny location where cabbage was not grown the previous year. Enrich soil with vegetable food. Firm soil over seed and keep moist.

Harvesting: Harvest when head is firm, cutting just below lowest leaves.

Seeds are heirloom. Be sure to allow a few plants to go to flower than seed.

Planting Depth: 1/4 - 1/2 inch
Seed Spacing: 4 inches apart in rows 24-36 inches apart
Spacing After Thinning: 18"-24"/ 46-61cm
Sun/Shad: Full Sun
Days to Germination: 5-14
Days To Maturity: 60-100

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Questions & Comments

we have had 60 heads cabbage each year, never left any to seed. just would like to know if left to seed, would it just get rotten or do they get flower head on them

Feb 9th, 2013 at 12:29:21 PM PST by

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To help prevent the spread of diseases, soak the seeds in 126F/52F water for 30 minutes after they are harvested.

Thanks for asking about how to collect seeds. There's particular ways to collect seeds. Some folks simply purchase vegetables cut, them open and extract the seeds. That's not how it's done.

I see folks extracting seeds from 'green bell peppers'. Seeds from bell peppers and all other varieties should be collected from bells that have ripened to a color beyond green. A green bell pepper is an immature or rather baby bell pepper. You wouldn't want your puppy to have babies would you?

or some folks don't know that in order to collect seeds from melons, you need to find a good ripe melon, after it has 'fallen' from the vine, let it sit for another 30 days until it starts to collapse. That will ensure that the seeds have completed it's cycle.

This is why heirloom seeds are a bit pricey. Backyard gardeners and seed packers put a lot of time and effort into collecting seeds at particular times of a plants life cycle only to have to process them in a special way for safe keeping.

Thank you very much Loren29 for your consideration. Cheers ~LosAngeles

Feb 11th, 2013 at 12:11:06 PM PST by

Howdy Loren29,

If you allow your cabbage to stay in the ground, you'll notice 'baby' cabbage or miniature cabbages trying to grow all around the main cabbage plant. They'll resemble brussle sprouts. These are actually seed pods. They like to grow underneath a mature cabbage plant.

These little cabbages have seeds in them. You'll need to allow those little cabbages to dry on the plant for as long as you can than place the little cabbages in a paper bag, newspaper or even typing paper. When the pods are dry, cut them open, you'll find the seeds.

It's important to know that Cabbage seeds will not continue to ripen after they are harvested, so they should be left on the plant until they are fully mature and dried. If they are left on the plant too long, however, the seed pods may shatter and release the seeds onto the ground and birds will get to them before you do. The pods will most likely open and release the seeds particularly in hot dry weather.

Feb 11th, 2013 at 12:11:49 PM PST by

Thank you for your answer. that was very kink of you .We had all kinds of the baby cabs on the plant after we had cut the head off,. We cut them off and like you said used them as sprouts, cause or sprouts didn't set any on last year. But I sure didn't know that about the seeds.thanks again.Loren.I sure try for the bid.

Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:00:10 PM PST by

Yep, next time open up a dried sprout and you'll see a lot of little round seeds in them. Be sure to collect from heirloom plants. I collected seeds once from a GMO cabbage and some seeds were sterile and some plants grew either too large or too small. You never know what you'll get from the next generation of a GMO vegetable because, only the best traits of a plant are chosen when they are engineered. I don't mind GMO plants because, they are more disease resistant and grow hardy but, they're unpredictable when saving seeds. So, rule of thumb.. . don't collect seeds from GMO plants. Many people collect seeds from vegetables from grocery stores only to be disappointed.

Feb 12th, 2013 at 10:29:24 AM PST by

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