I know that the tops of sprout plants can be eaten like cabbage, but one of
mine has formed a large hard cabbage head on the top. I have never seen
this before, is it unusual?
Cheers
John T

"John Towill" wrote in message
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I know that the tops of sprout plants can be eaten like cabbage, but one
of
mine has formed a large hard cabbage head on the top. I have never seen
this before, is it unusual?

No idea. I wondered that last year when one of ours did it.

We ate it.

Mary

Cheers
John T

In article , John Towill
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I know that the tops of sprout plants can be eaten like cabbage, but one of
mine has formed a large hard cabbage head on the top. I have never seen
this before, is it unusual?

Sprout tops make very good greens for the kitchen but we have always
waited until the sprouts have been picked before taking them. Your
unusual top growth could be some kind of unintended hybridisation, or it
could be because milder than average autumn temperatures have encouraged
extra growth. Whatever the reason, the greens should be safely edible.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

"Alan Gould" wrote in message
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In article , John Towill
writes
I know that the tops of sprout plants can be eaten like cabbage, but one
of
mine has formed a large hard cabbage head on the top. I have never seen
this before, is it unusual?

Sprout tops make very good greens for the kitchen but we have always
waited until the sprouts have been picked before taking them. Your
unusual top growth could be some kind of unintended hybridisation, or it
could be because milder than average autumn temperatures have encouraged
extra growth. Whatever the reason, the greens should be safely edible.

We always used to eat them with great pleasure and we are still here

Ophelia

"John wrote in message ...
I know that the tops of sprout plants can be eaten like cabbage, but one
of
mine has formed a large hard cabbage head on the top. I have never seen
this before, is it unusual?

We had one do that last year, few sprouts and they were rather small so it
looked like a football on a stick, or lollypop, strange. I assumed it was
something in the F1 cross procedure that went wrong, perhaps an F2.
Didn't eat it, too much else to consume, sprouts, winter cabbage, winter
caulis, savoys and all the stuff we froze in the summer.

--
Regards
Bob

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My Rubine sprouts are confused another way. They just look like cabbage
plants with leaves all the way up the stem. No sign of sprouts.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

(Steve Harris) wrote:

My Rubine sprouts are confused another way. They just look like cabbage
plants with leaves all the way up the stem.

Rubine sprouts have never done much for me. Always much less vigorous than
the green types. The best I have done is a scant handful of undersized
sprouts. An heirloom called "Fillbasket" looks promising, though this was
a poor year. Mostly my fault; I'll try again next year.
Right now, the wind is howling around the house, a little below freezing,
and a dusting of snow on the ground. Looks like a scene from a bad movie
of prospectors in the Yukon territories!
I guess I might as well dig the leeks; they won't likely grow much more...


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

"John Towill" wrote in message
...
I know that the tops of sprout plants can be eaten like cabbage, but one
of
mine has formed a large hard cabbage head on the top. I have never seen
this before, is it unusual?
Cheers
John T


I'm glad you asked that, because one of ours is also doing it. I mean one
variety, we've got 3 or 4 plants each of 3 different varieties and only one
variety is doing it. Trouble is I lost the labels for the varieties :-((

We're planning to eat the heads anyway, which are now nearly fist sized,
after the sprouts are gone. So thanks everyone.

Steve