Savoy cabbage can be harvested almost all year round if it is planted and cared for correctly. Find out below where, when and how best to plant and care for your savoy cabbage.
How do I plant and care for savoy cabbage in the garden?
To plant savoy cabbage successfully, choose the right variety, prepare the soil with nutrients and plant either early seedlings or seeds in well-drained soil. Maintain a planting distance of 35-80 cm and water regularly.
Not all savoy cabbage is the same
There are many different varieties of savoy cabbage that differ not only visually but also in their requirements. Generally they are divided into early, middle and late varieties. Here we have put together an overview of the most important early, medium and late varieties as well as their sowing and harvesting dates for you. So when buying, you should pay attention to which type of savoy cabbage you are purchasing.
Prefer savoy cabbage
If you want to harvest particularly early, you can grow your savoy cabbage on the windowsill. To do this, you should choose an early Savoy cabbage variety. You can then bring these into cultivation bowls (€35.00 on Amazon) from the beginning of February. Make sure that you water the growing plants regularly and that they do not receive any direct heating air. Prick them out as soon as the plants have developed two pairs of leaves or plant them directly outdoors, weather permitting.
Sowing or planting savoy cabbage directly outdoors
No matter whether you have grown your savoy cabbage at home or sowed it directly outdoors, it is important that you create ideal site conditions.
The right location for savoy cabbage
Savoy cabbage likes sun, but can also cope with partial shade. But the soil is particularly important. Like all types of cabbage, savoy cabbage is a heavy feeder, which is why the correct crop rotation must be observed: All types of cabbage can only be planted in the same place every four years, although green manure should be applied in the year before sowing again in order to enrich the soil with nutrients. Even before you plant or sow your savoy cabbage, you should enrich the soil with nutrients.
Planting or sowing savoy cabbage step by step
- Loosen the soil thoroughly with a hoe.
- Add several liters of compost and some lime to the soil and mix them in well.
- Give the seeds 1cm deep into the soil or plant the plants in the soil.
- Depending on the variety, maintain a planting distance of 35 to 80cm. Early varieties usually require less space because they are not as large. You can also plant the plants more densely, but then you have to prick them out.
- Water your newly planted savoy cabbage thoroughly.
