Planting Cabbage, Broccoli and Cauliflower

Cabbage, Broccoli, and Cauliflower are all in the brassica family. They are sometimes called cole crops. UT Extension Haywood County Director Walter Battle shows how to plant themin the home garden. Brassicas can grow in many different soil conditions, but they like well drained soil. Fertilizing can improve results. Generally,they should be planted with 15-inch spacing in rows 36 inches apart. If you have limited space,you can reduce the row spacing to 15-18 inches. They should be planted the same depth as the container,and if you ridge them up or place them on top of a small mound it will improve drainage,and Walter shows how to easily do this while planting. Walter talks about planting radish and mustard,and turnip greens seed.If you plant these plants,they will get the cabbage worm and cabbage looper. Bothcan be stopped by using BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) which is an organic insecticide that kills caterpillars.Cabbage,broccoli, and cauliflower should be transplanted to the garden 30 days before the last frost and will be ready to harvest about 60 days later.

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