Savoy Cabbage Langedijker

Savoy Cabbage Langedijker — variety description

Savoy Cabbage Langedijker (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda) is an annual vegetable of the Cabbage family (Brassicaceae). Langendijker is a medium-sized Savoy cabbage with a round head and is very suitable for storage. It should be grown in nutritious and moist soil.

When winter comes, you should store it in a cold, frost-free place, with the roots intact in a container filled with sand. If grown in a greenhouse, good ventilation must be provided.

Savoy cabbage is the hardiest of the whole cabbage family. Known for their wrinkled, blistered leaves, they will withstand the harshest winters to provide fresh vegetables when fresh produce is scarce.

It is a good source of provitamin A, vitamin C and B.

Savoy cabbage, with its wrinkled leaves, is the most cold-hardy headed cabbage — tender in flavour, excellent for stuffed cabbage leaves and stews.

Key features

• Measured germination rate of the batch: 94%
• Pack size: 1 g
• Seed origin: Italy
• Sowing: April and May; seedlings
• Harvest: August and September
• Position: sunny spot

When to sow Savoy Cabbage Langedijker

Savoy Cabbage Langedijker seeds are sown in April and May. Harvest in August and September. The months are a guide for a temperate climate — in warmer areas sow 1–2 weeks earlier, in cooler or upland areas, later.

How to sow and grow Savoy Cabbage Langedijker

• Sowing method: seedlings
• Depth: 1 cm
• Spacing: 50–60 cm
• Germination: 5–10 days at 15–20 °C
• Position: sunny spot

Sow Savoy cabbage from April to May. The soil should be firm and benefit from well-rotted organic matter. Plant the cabbage in a sunny position where cabbages were not grown the previous year. Keep the soil free of weeds, moist and protect from pests. Sowings can be made in trays or modules indoors at 13°C. Later sowings can be made in a seedbed in shallow drills 2 cm deep in short rows. As soon as the greenhouse seedlings show their first pair of leaves, prick them out into trays at 5 cm. apart, or into thin modules, one seedling per cell. Space the plants 40-45 cm apart and 45-60 cm between the rows. Outdoor sowings should be thinned to 7-10 cm. apart, then when the plants are 15 cm. tall, they can be planted in their final position, spaced as described above.

Plant the seedlings in rich soil in sun; water regularly and protect from the cabbage white butterfly.

Harvest and use

Harvest the heads when they are firm; autumn varieties can stay in the field even after the first frosts.

Frequently asked questions

When should Savoy Cabbage Langedijker be sown?

The recommended sowing months are April and May. Sowing method: seedlings.

What is the germination rate of the seeds?

The measured germination rate of this batch is 94%. The test was carried out under controlled laboratory conditions; in the field, emergence depends on soil, temperature and moisture.