Location and soil conditions
The Kohl family is a demanding company that feels comfortable when they get a warm, deep and nutrient-rich location in your garden. Whether red cabbage, white cabbage, kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower or savoy cabbage - they keep you on your toes with their demands until the harvest.
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Good neighborly relations
Sympathetic neighbors contribute to the quality of life not only in humans. The same goes for plants. Cabbage plants thrive in the immediate vicinity
- Potatoes and dill
- Beans and peas
- Carrots, tomatoes and marigolds
- Swiss chard, rhubarb and salads
- Spinach, cucumber and leek
The close proximity of garlic, chives and onions, on the other hand, has a counterproductive effect on cabbage growth.
Soil condition
All types of cabbage are extremely hungry for nutrients and moisture - especially during the growing phase. The soil must be loosened well before planting. A pH value of the soil between 5.5 and 6.8 (possibly level with ripe compost or lime).
Nutrients and abundant, regular watering are - especially if the soil is very light - indispensable during the main growth phase. But be careful with Fertilize: Too much fertilizer affects the shelf life. A fertilization with Stinging nettle manure every 3-4 weeks is optimal.
The top class of the cabbage family is the cauliflower. In order to grow cauliflower successfully, the soil conditions and location must be right. Gardening newbies should first “warm up” when it comes to cabbage cultivation Kale try. Kale thrives almost anywhere.
Crop rotation: never cabbage on cabbage
If you want to grow cabbage again next year, you should choose a different location. Heavy soils need a break of at least a year - with light soils, the soil even needs 2 - 3 years before it is again suitable for a lush cabbage harvest.
Cultivate and sow in the field
Depending on the type and variety, cabbage can be sown directly outdoors or grown in growing containers and later placed in the bed. In the trade are early, middle and late Cabbage varieties available. You can cultivate the early varieties again immediately after the first harvest. If you grow cabbage varieties with different cultivation times, you will always have fresh cabbage vegetables from your own garden available over a long period of the year.
Tips & Tricks
Cabbage vegetables are demanding. If you don't have any information about the nature of the soil in your garden, this is one Soil analysis sensible.
