Common name: Purple Cabbage.

Popular names: Cabbage cabbage, cabbage, heart, cabbage heart.

Family: Brassicaceae.

Description: Herbaceous plant, biennial, with an erect and shallow root system, with a short stem during the vegetative phase. The cabbage leaves are arranged in a rosette, then forming a cabbage, they are thick, dark green to glabrous, some with the surface of the blade wrinkled but usually smooth, they are simple, alternate and whole. These cabbages form a terminal cabbage, formed by the overlapping leaves of the terminal bud and can be of various shapes, sizes and colors. The flowers are perfectly arranged in an inflorescence that is a raceme. The fruit is a silique.

Sowing: In general, cabbage seeds are preferably sown into a carob tree (from which they are later transplanted) from early spring to mid-fall. In Portugal and throughout the northern hemisphere in the months of March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October).

Growth: Medium

Transplantation: When appropriate. When transplanted, they should be spaced 60-80 cm apart. and never cut the leaves before the cabbage is closed.

Temperature: Microthermal culture, cold season. They are moderately frost tolerant. Ideal temperatures are between 15 ° C and 20 ° C.

Humidity: They prefer climates with high relative humidity. Sensitive to drought.

Soils: Prefers cool soils, of medium or clay texture, well drained and with abundant fertilizer.

Irrigation: Requires abundant watering during the summer.

Fertilizer: Fertilize the soil well before planting with well composted organic fertilizer. Apply compost 1-2 times during the development phase.

Multiplication: Seed

Use: The cabbages are used mainly in the preparation of soups and stews, salads. They are rich in minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and rich in vitamins.

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