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24 Apr 17, Hans Kaderli (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Is it possible to plant cabbage on cabbage if you have a good pest and desease programme in place. This is for large scale 6ha..

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25 Apr 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

It is not a good idea to replant cabbages in the same soil that you have just harvested cabbages from. The risk from soil-borne diseases and nutrient deficiencies would be the main problem. You would also be creating a continuous feast for insect pests. You would be better to have at least another crop in between, say pumpkins for autumn harvest, then replant cabbages after manuring the soil. This would reduce the insect pest problem as you would be growing them in the cooler months when there are not as many insects about. Zucchinis/courgettes would be another high yielding crop you could grow.

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20 Oct 17, Linda (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Dear Sir/Men how can I make the soil to be good for cabbage I'm interested.I'm in Eastern Cape who can advice me in my province there's life on ploughing (growing?) vegetables. When I retired I want plough (grow?) a lot of cabbages.

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27 Mar 18, Gabela Abongile (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

To whom it may concern. I would like ask what vegetable crops are suitable fro planting between April and June in semi-arid areas? Furthermore, how are those crops handled in terms of fertilizer, irrigation, herbicides?

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29 Jul 18, Kagiso (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

My farming area is in the lowveld southern Limpopo area and wanted to plant cabbages in this August September months. I will solely depend on borehole irrigation. My region is hot in summer and my soil is red loam and I used chemical fertilizer to enrich. Is this the right time?

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23 Aug 18, Adam (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Hi! Can you please provide us with contacts of those who can help blacks emerging farmers. Planting cabbages is not an issue but market it is. If companies like tiger brand can come on board to help us we can be like those who are in cash crops farming knowing where to supply. Thank you (Gardenate is NOT a farming advisory service, so this is a one-off posting)

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31 Oct 18, Siyabulela Phanle (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

Good morning I would like to be advised my aim is to plant cabbages Potatoes and Spinach but I'm am not quiet sure about the suitable time for them or good season to plant them please help. regards Phandle

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31 Oct 18, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Use the Vegetables and Herbs tab to find the vegetables, then set your zone at the top of the page - e.g (South Africa- Dry summer sub-tropical climate) . The months for planting are shown in the little coloured boxes at the top. e.g. P for plant or sow seed

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27 Nov 18, Biki Baraedi (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Best summer rain cabbage variety that I can grow in Botswana

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25 Jan 19, Micahael (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Good day. I have planted cabbage last year in January 2018. Instead of the veg growing into a big bulb (ball like shape) on the ground, it grew upright on a stock. Looking on pictures i can see that it is supposed to grow like a big ball on the ground and not vertically up. What is the reason for that or did does it has to do with the type of seed i bought from the store, as there a different name on the seed packages. Thanks

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