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Sowing calendar · Leafy

Tronchuda cabbage

Tronchuda cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. costata · Couve-tronchuda, Berza tronchuda, Chou tronchuda, Tronchuda-Kohl, Cavolo tronchuda, couve portuguesa

Calendar

Calendar for mainland Portugal.

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  • Sow in traysMar–Apr, Jun–Aug
  • TransplantApr–May, Jul–Oct
  • HarvestJun–Dec
Germination
4–7 days · soil from 5 °C
Spacing
70 cm between rows · 60 cm apart
Sowing depth
1 cm
Harvest after
70–90 days
Water need
medium
Frost
hardy
Life cycle
biennial
Family
Brassicaceae
Seed saving
hard · keeps ~4 years

Notes

The Christmas Eve cabbage (Consoada): thick white ribs, loose head. Gets sweeter after the first cold nights.

Good neighbours

Keep apart from

Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.