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cabbage 'Spring Hero' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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cabbage 'Spring Hero'

Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) 'Spring Hero'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae

About this plant

A ball headed Spring cabbage variety with large, round, heavy heads and dark-green leaves with a nearly white, crisp, sweet heart. It has a good standing ability and is ready to harvest between March and April

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

NeutralAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun. Sow direct from mid-August to September in drills at a depth of 1cm, 15cm apart with 40cm between rows. Thin to 30cm between plants. See vegetable cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be susceptible to birds, cabbage caterpillars, cabbage gall weevil, cabbage root fly, cabbage whitefly, cutworms, flea beetle, mealy cabbage aphid, slugs and snails, swede midge

Diseases

May be susceptible to black rot, clubroot, downy mildew, foot and root rot, leaf spot, white blister

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

SpringWinterAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years