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Ornamental cabbage survived winter. Now what?
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Posted by gardener_at_the_gate 6 (My Page) on Tue, May 22, 07 at 15:06
| Newbie here. Last fall as soon as the summer heat broke I went to buy a flat of pansies and the nursery owner talked me into buying two beautiful ornamental cabbages to plant with them. The cabbages died back during the 20-degree cold snaps of December and April, and I really didn't think they'd return, but this spring they began putting on new foliage and flowers. These are cold-weather plants, though, so I can't believe they will survive a southeast Missouri summer. What should I do? Let them fend for themselves, or take them up and bring them inside for the summer? They're in a shady bed that gets about 2 hours of mid-day sun. |
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RE: Ornamental cabbage survived winter. Now what?
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Now you will be able to collect seed from these plants after the flowers die back and produce them for you! You will be able to start all the plants you could want from them - you are rich! If the seeds develop before Julyish, you can have a Fall crop if started in a bright but cool setting ( in seed starting mix and potted). Then, when they have a few true leaves, you can plant them out. Often,where we live, they do better in Fall than spring due to the lack of pests. Just keep them well watered and remove any worms that show up for lunch on the leaves.
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Ornamental Cabbage and Summer Heat
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| It's time to plant the beautiful cabbage plant here in Northwest La. I plan to plant in an outdoor bed exposed to full sun. Will this plant survive our summer heat which reaches triple digit temperatures? |
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