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First cabbage harvest

submitted by Epictetus to Gardening 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 17:51:14 ago (+49/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

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Kraut harvest. Ten times this left to harvest.

Intercropped them between my potato rows, with a good dusting of mayweek, cilantro, and radish seeds. My first year to get good dense heads of cabbage that weren't tunneled throughout by cabbage loopers, and I lost no garden space to them.


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[ - ] Splooge 5 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:25:44 ago (+5/-0)

Based and testosteronepilled

[ - ] Fascinus 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 21:17:48 ago (+2/-0)

Great point!

Brassicas are a good source of Diindolylmethane.

[ - ] I_am_baal 3 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:21:44 ago (+3/-0)

Mmmmm, sulforaphane

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:23:40 ago (+2/-0)

This guy gets it.

[ - ] Ragnar 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:05:01 ago (+2/-0)

Nice, nice! I love me some cabbage

[ - ] SilentByAssociation 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:00:49 ago (+2/-0)

Those are some good looking greens. Glad the garden is a success!

[ - ] Fascinus 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 17:55:41 ago (+2/-0)

Nice!

You going to ferment the sauerkraut?

I've done lactic acid fermentation with pickles before and they were unbelievably delicious.

Never tried making sauerkraut, though it's definitely on my list.

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 17:59:43 ago (+2/-0)

I grow it, my wife deals with the shit loads of stuff I carry in each weekend.

[ - ] La_Chalupacabra 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 20:47:16 ago (+2/-0)

Fermented sauerkraut is so easy you'll wonder why more people don't do it.
Shred, layer, and salt, with the occasional mash every few layers.
Most common (and almost the only) problem you may encounter is spoilage from cabbage that finds its way above the brine, which can be solved by using weights or, as I like to do, springform gaskets made from milk jug container material.
Kahm yeast is a distant second.
Both can be remedied by removing with a sterile utensil and replace any discolored brine with fresh.

[ - ] Artificial_Intelligentile 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 2, 2022 01:03:39 ago (+1/-0)

Kraut approves.

Now make Sour Kraut.

Greetings from Germany. Heil Hitler, Kamerad!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sptn-310zTM

[ - ] 1Icemonkey 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 22:09:38 ago (+1/-0)

Looks way better than the shit from my grocery store.

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 2, 2022 04:34:16 ago (+0/-0)

You should see the broccoli, it's such a rich dark green that that my kids were concerned there was something wrong with it last year.

[ - ] Jiggggg 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 21:53:21 ago (+1/-0)

Hell yeah. I grew some cabbage over the winter and harvested it back in February. Nothing like home grown. Great job man

[ - ] RobertJHarsh 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 21:44:07 ago (+1/-0)

Good work, OP. I went I got squash, cucumber, three types of tomato, basil, and a few other things. We decided on variety this year.

[ - ] SteppingRazor 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:47:06 ago (+1/-0)

They look great, I love a good sauerkraut. I only have a couple 4x4 beds and might do a couple soon for fall harvest.
A dish I like to make with cabbage is Egg Roll in a Bowl. Here’s the basic recipe but you can adapt it many ways.
https://www.spendwithpennies.com/egg-roll-in-a-bowl/

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:51:36 ago (+1/-0)

My wife makes a variation of that, that she learned from some old polish landlords we used to have. Shits delicious.

[ - ] deleted 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:03:52 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] Epictetus [op] 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:22:42 ago (+1/-0)

To be fair, I've harvested a couple early ones from the greenhouse for dinner. These were just slated for sauerkraut.

[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:23:18 ago (+1/-0)

Beautiful.Oh and cilantro! how are you doing it?

That is the one thing that keeps failing on us.

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 2 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:24:35 ago (+2/-0)

Plant it in winter. It's a cold weather crop and does extremely well when the nights are still hitting hard frost temps.

[ - ] Gowithit 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:35:45 ago (+1/-0)

Omg all this time... will try this. Thank you.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:28:14 ago (+0/-0)

It also tastes like soap and has to go back.

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:30:21 ago (+1/-0)

Developed a taste for soap as a kid, lol.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:39:58 ago (+1/-0)

Bro, I should have. I got my mouth washed out with it regularly. Specifically Ivory soap. That shit will teach you to not curse in front of Mom.

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:49:37 ago (+0/-0)

I snuck a bunch of tequila once, that had been in my parents cabinet for probably decades. Called my mom a bitch and I swear my dad's arms grew twenty feet as he knocked the shit out of me. Deserved every single bit of it, and the only curse words I utter in front of my mom are followed by nigger or kike.

[ - ] Gowithit 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:34:34 ago (+0/-0)

Only 1 time have I gotten a cilantro plant that tastes like soap and it was one of those Bonnie ones from Walmart.

[ - ] 2017Fallout 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 2, 2022 03:13:10 ago (+1/-0)

Me too. Always straggerly

[ - ] quaintarrow303 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 2, 2022 07:48:21 ago (+0/-0)

nice

[ - ] paul_neri 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 23:44:42 ago (+0/-0)

Well done.

[ - ] Her0n 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 20:27:24 ago (+0/-0)

Awesome, keep it up

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 0 points 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 18:27:29 ago (+0/-0)

Fuck yeah, man. You're crushing it.

[ - ] Epictetus [op] 1 point 2.8 yearsJul 1, 2022 19:37:09 ago (+1/-0)

Expecting about 10k lbs of potatoes too.