Friday was back to mostly cloudy and cool with spits and spots of rain throughout the day.
Not all flowers of spring are welcome. Down on the plot our spring cabbage “Flowers of Spring” have done just that, flowered. Not all the plants but probably around 75% have either flowered or are obviously going to flower rather than form any hearts.
This plant is almost ready to come into flower whilst others are beginning to show the first signs of a flower bud rather than a heart.
It's not a problem I'm used to. I've had cabbages run to seed before but usually after they've at least made an attempt to form a heart. I'm wondering if it was the warm dry weather at the end of March which has resulted in most of these cabbages bolting. Looks like I’ll be busy cutting them up and adding them to the compost heap. Disappointing but it means the ground can be cleared and dug and another crop planted. I've often used “Excel” as my spring cabbage in the past so maybe I should return to that variety or as I still have some seeds of “Flowers of Spring” I could try growing both and see which produces the better cabbages.
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Will the leaves not be any good to use as spring greens now they've bolted? I'm trying a new variety this year, Advantage. It can be sown at most times of the year, so I'll see how that does.
ReplyDeleteFunny you should mention using the leaves as spring greens Jo as it had crossed my mind but I'd sort of dismissed is a a bit of a silly idea. Might give some a test and see how they go - some of the younger leaves at least. I'll let you know how we get on.
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