We show the three types of pointed cabbage: As a hobby gardener you are spoiled for choice whether you want to go for the well-tried or the more productive new breeds.
The pointed cabbage varieties differ mainly in the sowing and harvesting times, size and colour. Here we from Plantura have listed a few well-known varieties of pointed cabbage for you:
- Caraflex tolerant (F1): Pointed variety with medium heads between 1-2 kg head weight; aromatic taste; Good for both raw and cooking.
- Firstborn: Rapidly growing; good to plant in spring; The first is usually preferred and planted outdoors from March. Ready for harvest from the end of May.
- Kalibos: Hybrid of pointed and red cabbage; nicely colored red-purple and loosely packed heads; the approx. 1 kg heavy heads are ready for harvest in September or October depending on sowing; storage is only possible to a limited extent.
Note: The three varieties above should not be confused with the lilac herb variety from Swabia, which belongs to the white cabbage family but has a pointed shape.
Cultivation differs from white cabbage only in the sowing and harvesting times. For all other aspects we would like to refer to our portrait of the white cabbage.