CABBAGE-SAVOY-PURPLE
CABBAGE-SAVOY-PURPLE
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Brassica oleracea
CABBAGE-SAVOY-PURPLE is a decorative old French variety with large flat green and purple tinted leaves that not only looks fabulous in the garden but good to eat as well. Its sweet leaves store well and make excellent sauerkraut. The colour intensifies with the cold weather. Best sown in late summer, early winter avoiding any frost days but can be sown in Spring.
Sow 5mm deep, either direct or raise seedlings. Space rows 75cm and plants 60cm apart. Likes 6 hours full sun in well-drained soil. Germinates in 3 to 7 days and matures in 100 to 130 days.
pH: 6.5 – 6.8 – Hardy Biennial / Annual
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring, Autumn
Temperature Range
10 - 25 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Bienial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise Seedlings
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
10 - 22 °C (50 - 72 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing
30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches)
Row spacing
60 cm (24 inches)
Watering
Regular watering to keep soil moist
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 90 days
Good Companion Plants
Dill, Onions, Carrots
Bad Companion Plants
Strawberries, Tomatoes
Pests
Aphids, Cabbage worms, Flea beetles
Diseases
Clubroot, Downy mildew
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