Cabbage Ornamental Mix

Cabbage Ornamental Mix

Cabbage Ornamental Mix. Ornamental Cabbage “Mixed” (brassica B. oleracea Cruciferae). Eye catching rosettes of brightly-coloured leaves create an impression of giant flowers which will brighten autumn beds, borders and containers. Colour develops and intensifies as temperatures drop. Hardy annual.

Cultivation Advice Cabbage Ornamental Mix

• Ornamental Kale and Cabbage have differing germination requirements.
• Please note Cabbage seeds require light to germinate and are surface sown /
• Kale is best lightly covered with growing medium.
• For both, the seed should be sown in trays /
• pots from Mid Summer prior to the cooler weather approx. 7-8 weeks before planting
• to the final growing position..
• Soil germination temperature of 65-70F is ideal.
• They will not germinate if cold.
• Germination 7-10 days.
• Transplant to trays when large enough to handle and grow on.
• They need to be at least 5 in prior to planting out.
• When transplanting to an outdoor container or bed,
• remove the tatty bottom leaves and plant with the crown of leaves flush with the surface of the soil
• It is best not to plant Brassica crops in the same spot in successive years.