Growing Savoy cabbage

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Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. sabauda curly cabbage, Milan cabbage
Other names
curly cabbage, Milan cabbage
Botanical name
Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. sabauda
Plant category
Cabbage vegetables
Savoy cabbage

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Facts and figures

Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Heavy feeder
Difficulty level
Intermediate
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
A - tall or wide crops, almost year-round
Growing period
100 days
Row spacing
50 cm
Plant spacing
50 cm
Growth height
40 - 80 cm
Sowing depth
1 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
8 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
18 - 22 °C
Germination type
Light and dark
Pre-growing period
40 days

Planting & harvest times of Savoy cabbage

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Direct sowing
Pre-grow
Transplant
Harvest
Harvest (next year)

SpringDirect sowing from Early April to Mid June. Transplant to bed from Early March to Mid April. Pre-grow about 40 days before planting out, approximately between Mid January and Late February. After a growing period of 100 days, harvest can begin around Early May and continues until Late July.

AutumnTransplant to bed from Early June to Late July. Pre-grow about 40 days before planting out, approximately between Mid April and Mid June. After a growing period of 100 days, harvest can begin around Early October and continues until Late February next year.

Sow and plant Savoy cabbage

Planting 1: Early cabbage
Planting 2: Winter/storage cabbage

Good and bad companions of Savoy cabbage

Good neighbours
Bad neighbours

Predecessors and successors of Savoy cabbage

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Good successors
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