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3 guides tagged Brassica, from first steps to advanced care.

  • BeginnerVegetables

    Cabbage: The Stump You'd Normally Pull Is a Second Harvest

    Cut the head, pull the stump, done, that's how most people grow cabbage. Per the Old Farmer's Almanac, leaving the roots and outer leaves in place instead gets you a second round of small heads, tennis ball-sized, good for salads. Not a second cabbage. A real but modest bonus most people compost by accident.

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  • BeginnerVegetables

    Kohlrabi: The Bulb Is a Stem, Not a Root

    Kohlrabi gets shelved with the root vegetables and grown like one, but its swollen edible part is a stem, sitting entirely above the soil the whole time. Per UMN Extension: what that actually changes about how you plant it, when it bolts, and how you tell it's ready, since there's no root shoulder to watch for.

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    Broccoli: The Head Is a Flower, Not Produce Waiting to Ripen

    A broccoli head isn't a vegetable holding steady until you get around to picking it. Per UMN Extension, it's a cluster of unopened flower buds, and once those buds start opening, the head is done, permanently, not just past its best. What that actually changes about when to cut it.

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