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13 Oct 08, Trevor Stewart (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted a dozen cabbages at the end of May, they have come along fine, now being october they do not seem to want to hearten up. would this be a lack of water [ rainfall ] or is there another reason.

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29 Sep 08, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Sue, it sounds like you might have brussel sprouts, not cabbages... Perhaps the wrong seed was in the packet?

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28 Sep 08, Sue (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I planted mini cabbages a few months ago. They have grown very strange. They are getting tall stems with like clusters of seeds appearing off the stems. Is this normal? I have never tried them before.

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04 Sep 08, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Sandra, derris (rotenone) is an organic treatment for cabbage white butterfly, but it has some possible toxicity in humans (see http://www.organicnz.org/page/derris-dust) and is lethal to worms. An alternative is placing netting over the cabbages, so the pests can't get in to lay their eggs. Maybe you could pick off the current pests and net to prevent any more?

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04 Sep 08, Sandra (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

There are holes in my mini cabbages, I'm gussing they are made by caterpillars. What is an organic or home made spray that I can make to deter these caterpillars?

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29 Jul 08, Kaye Hawley (Australia - temperate climate)

I very much miss the spring cabbage we had with Sunday lamb roast as a child. I have tried everywhere to buy sedlings or even seeds. But no-one knows it. These days it also seems to be called spring greens. It is a stronger flavour than other cabbage and grows in loose leaves, rather like English spinach. Are the seeds available anywhere in Australia? I am in WA.

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28 Jul 08, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Nikki, plant your cabbages out when they have developed past the first two leaves and are looking a bit sturdy: about 8-10cm tall. Good luck with your gardening.

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28 Jul 08, Nikki (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have planted cabbage seeds in trays; how high/big should they be before I transplant them to their final position in the vegie garden?

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