Cabbage Ethiopian
Cabbage Ethiopian is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
An indigenous African vegetable variety rich in glucosinolates. The young leaves are used as a salad green; mature leaves as cooked greens; immature flower shoots as broccoli or pickled; seeds as mustard substitute. Ethiopian Cabbage is an annual or biennial cool season crop that grows 60 - 100 cm high. It is hardy and cold tolerant and holds well in the garden. Flowers are very attractive to bees and beneficial insects. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Days to harvest: 60 - 90.
Product: Cabbage Ethiopian
Product type: SEED (250)
Botanical name: Brassica carinata
Syn.: Syn. Abyssinian mustard, Ethiopian kale, syn. Melanosinapis abyssinica
Syn. Abyssinian mustard, Ethiopian kale; is an indigenous African vegetable variety rich in glucosinolates. It is hardy and cold tolerant and holds well in the garden. Flowers are very attractive to bees and beneficial insects.
Plant type: Annual or biennial cool season crop;
Plant height: 60 - 100 cm high
Sow when: Germinate best at 15 - 20°C
Temperate: Spring - autumn
Subtropical: Late autumn to early winter
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 5 - 6 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun; sow into seed tray or seedbed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6 - 6.5
Details: Transplant seedlings by first removing the seed leaves and planting deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown
Harvest: 60 - 90 days: young leaves use as a salad green; mature leaves as cooked greens; immature flower shoots as broccoli or pickled; seeds as mustard substitute
250 seeds per packet
Brassica carinata
Syn. Abyssinian mustard, Ethiopian kale, syn. Melanosinapis abyssinica
Annual or biennial cool season crop;
Cabbage Ethiopian
An indigenous African vegetable variety rich in glucosinolates. The young leaves are used as a salad green; mature leaves as cooked greens; immature flower shoots as broccoli or pickled; seeds as mustard substitute. Ethiopian Cabbage is an annual or biennial cool season crop that grows 60 - 100 cm high. It is hardy and cold tolerant and holds well in the garden. Flowers are very attractive to bees and beneficial insects. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Days to harvest: 60 - 90.