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A most versatile and quick growing vegetable, delicious as cabbage or for use in salads. Its crisp, solid heart makes it an ideal and nourishing alternative to lettuce; as a cabbage its delicate flavour is well worth trying. Grows well in sun or partial shade.
When to plant: Late Summer through to Autumn How to grow: Sow 6mm (quarter-inch) deep, in rows 30cm (1ft) apart. Sow seeds in their final growing positions. Keep soil moist. Thin out to 30cm (1ft) apart. Keep well watered, particularly in dry weather. Harvest: 8-10 weeks
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