Milan Cabbage, also known as Savoy Cabbage, is an old French early variety, with a good yield.
It has multi-hued shades of green foliage, tighter at the centre and gradually unfurling to reveal curly, puckered leaves. The centre of the cabbage is round, compact, and middle-sized.
Little extra: harvest the cabbage before they reach their maximum size, to appreciate their tenderness.
Type of soil: Rich, moist, and well-drained.
Sowing time: From February to April.
Harvest time: From June to July.
Site: Full sun.
Sowing technique:
- Sow in rows ½ cm deep and 20 cm apart.
- Transplant 6 to 8 weeks after sowing, keeping seedlings 50 cm apart.
- Protect from flea beetle when growing.
Care:
- Water generously during summer.
- Hoe frequently.
- Protect from caterpillars.
- Harvest from the Saint John feast (around the 23rd June), according to the sowing and transplanting dates.