The Winter Garden Grows On

It looks like this winter we will not have the deadly freezes of last year.  It is mid February and we haven’t had the below-freezing temps for days on end.  Last year it devastated the crops.  I had planned to build a hoop house out of one of my 4′ x 28′ raised beds, but I never had to actually put them up.  I expect to have to in a year or so since we are entering a mini-ice age.

Most of the broccoli has been harvested.  This is the last big head.

Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage, the head should mature at 2-4 lbs, (the heads are cone shaped) and in 60-75 days after transplant:

Ruby Perfection red cabbage, the head matures at about 3 lbs, and in about 75 days after transplant:

Flat Dutch Cabbage, these should mature at 8 lbs. This is a late cabbage, meaning it takes longer to mature. In this case, that is 85-95 days after transplant:

Different varieties of cabbages have different looking leaves, of course, but I haven’t grown enough varieties often enough to have memorized their leaves. I am also growing a dozen -plus Golden Acre cabbages. They should come in at about 2 lbs, just like grocery store variety cabbages.  They quite frankly aren’t as fascinating as Early Jersey Wakefield or Flat Dutch cabbages.