First time growing cabbages

hi there,

Never grown cabbage before and decided to grow some red cabbage (the only type that I like). Bought a few plants a few weeks ago and chucked thhem in the ground where I had space. Are they looking ok?! I'm not sure what I should be doing with them? Are they usually stalky at the bottom?!?

Any thoughts/advice appreciated as always

 

Doing really well I would say.

 

Thanks @pete any feed you'd recommend? Do they need netting or similar?!?

 

Well, I never fed a cabbage and I never netted a cabbage.
But things seem different these day.

Probably best to ask someone else, but they seem to be doing just fine to me.

 

It does look good snork!

Suppose it comes down to how "bad" the birds and butterflies are with you. I've netted mine and someone else didn't, birds have had a field day and apparently there was eggs all over the remains.
Also, I read about wind rock where that stumpy bit wobbles about.. don't do much for the roots apparently so lob a bit of soil round it, won't do harm.

 

I don't grow brassicas in the summer as the babbage whites eat em all, so net, yes

 

Thanks peeps. So tomoz i'll head down to poundland and get some of that fleecy stuff....had a sad incident of a bird caught in the strawberry netting and I was so angry I don't want to use "netting" again. Will stack up the root area as per Linz. Id never noticed babbages with the weird root stalk bits before..:thought I had aliens. Lol.

 

Willow said for you to get your ear pierced in a silly place to relieve your migraines

 

Ah that'll be a daith piercing! Bless her...I know a few migraine peeps who have tried it and they get relief for a month or so then it comes back. Been rattling on my 12 tabs a day this week and I've not t had a migraine (yet) fingers crossed!!!!! Hope I've not jinxed it.