Help, stop me doing something i might regret - QUICK its dinner time......

[lucyellensmum]

and i have a cabbage of triffid proportions (that was supposed to be for small gardens ) in my garden and it does look like there is enough of a heart (its a pointy one) to have for our tea (excited) but i haven't a clue how to harvest a cabage, do i just pick the whole thing, chop it off, or just chop the heart out - might i get a second one??

[LittlePeanut]

Sorry, no idea... bumped for you.

[spicemonster]

Take it off at the base of the stem. You won't get another one where that one's grown and the stem will just die back to the stalk

[lucyellensmum]

so, spice, might i just pull the whole thing up then? I have just been out and cut its heart out full of butterfly larvae but we have enough for our tea . so, that one is done for now then?

[spicemonster]

Well if that's the only one you've got growing on it, you may as well. Wash it well

[lucyellensmum]

i';ll pull the rest up then, we have just eaten it - sans cabbage white caterpillar. It was luuuurrverly - and we had carrots and beans from the garden to - its such a thrill