Brassica oleracea Capitata Nantais Hatif seeds - Cabbage
Brassica oleracea Capitata Nantais Hatif seeds - Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata Nantais Hâtif - Nantais Colas
Pointed cabbage, Hearted cabbage
A month and a half to receive seeds that were packed in 2017. Even if the seed viability is valid until 2025, it’s hardly the best starting conditions. First order from promesse de fleurs to try them out, quite disappointed, probably the last.
Eric, 31/01/2025
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'Nantais Hâtif' or ‘Nantais Colas’ cabbage is an excellent quality French heirloom. This fast-maturing summer variety produces round, tight heads of tender leaves on short stems. This variety is particularly suited to cooler climates. Sow under cover from January to March or outdoors from late August to September for harvests from May to June.
Cabbage or Brassica oleracea capitata is an attractive, popular leaf vegetable belonging to the large Brassicaceae family. This native European biennial plant is generally grown as an annual. Its variably tight hearts can be round, slightly flattened or cone-shaped. The smooth leaves come in a great range of colours: from pale green to dark bluish-green, red, white or even purplish-black. An ornamental, mild-flavoured vegetable that is a real must-have in the kitchen garden!
Although cabbage is often thought of as a winter vegetable, it can be sown and harvested virtually all year-round. Varieties are generally grouped into three main categories: spring cabbages (late April to June); summer and autumn cabbages (July to October); and winter cabbages, which planted alongside leeks and parsnips can make the long wait until spring more bearable.
Cabbage can be eaten raw, finely shredded in a salad. It is also very tasty cooked: braised to accompany meat and fish dishes, stuffed with meat or rice, or incorporated into soups. It is the main ingredient in sauerkraut. There are lots of fantastic traditional or new recipes to choose from. From a nutritional point of view, cabbage is remarkable: its energy value is low but it is very rich in vitamins C, B6 and B9; it also contains lots of fibre and minerals such as calcium.
Cabbage is an easy vegetable to grow as long as you meet its basic requirements: deep, rich soil, and regular watering. It enjoys plenty of sun and generally does well in cool and rainy climates.
Harvest: Cabbage heads are ready to be harvested when they form a nicely-shaped heart, before the leaves start to turn yellow. With a sharp knife, cut off the stem just below the head.
Storage: Cabbage can be kept for several days in the refrigerator. It also freezes very well after being blanched in boiling salty water. Winter varieties can be left in place until you are ready to use them. Lacto-fermentation (the process used to make sauerkraut) is another tasty way of preserving white autumn varieties.
Good to know: Even if the vegetable garden is first and foremost a place for growing great quality veg, it’s always a good idea to leave a bit of room for flowers. Growing flowers alongside your vegetable plants will make your general gardening experience more enjoyable and is a great way to attract pollinators and repel garden pests! Flowers such as gaillardia, marigolds, zinnias, cosmos or nasturtiums can be sown in and around the rows of vegetables. Herbs such as dill can be very useful also. Bear in mind that some companion plants self-seed easily and can be a bit invasive (borage, chives, lemon balm etc.)
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Botanical data
Brassica
oleracea var. capitata
Nantais Hâtif - Nantais Colas
Brassicaceae
Pointed cabbage, Hearted cabbage
Cultivar or hybrid
Annual
Planting and care
Sowing:
The germination temperature of Nantais Early Cabbage is around 15°C (minimum 10°C, maximum 30°C) and takes 5 to 14 days.
Sowing period: indoors from January to March, outdoors from late August to September
Harvest period: from May to June
You can sow directly in place or in a tray or seed bed to be transplanted to their final location in the garden.
Seedling Preparation: Indoors from late autumn to late winter or in a nursery bed in the garden during the rest of the year (according to the recommended sowing period), sow the seeds at a depth of 1 to 2 cm in a good seed compost or fine soil. Lightly cover with compost and remember to keep the substrate moist but not waterlogged.
When the young plants appear strong enough to handle transplant them into pots, if necessary, before planting them in the garden when there is no longer a risk of frost. When planting, respect the recommended spacing for direct sowing.
Direct Sowing: In properly enriched and finely worked soil, make furrows about one or two centimetres deep, 50 centimetres apart. Sow the seeds and cover them with a thin layer of fine soil. When the seedlings are well developed, thin them out, leaving one plant every 40 centimetres.
Cultivation:
Nantais Early Cabbage grows in full sun. It is a demanding vegetable that requires well-rotted, nitrogen-rich and potassium-rich soil. It is advisable to make a generous compost application (approximately 3/4 kg per m2), dug in to a depth of 5 cm, preferably in autumn, after loosening the soil as with any vegetable cultivation. It is not very tolerant of soil pH, which should be between 5.6 and 6.5. In acidic soil, gradually raise the pH by adding calcium in the form of Dolomite or Lime.
It is beneficial to associate it with many vegetables such as tomatoes, lettuce... But avoid planting it next to other Brassicas as well as courgette, fennel, lamb's lettuce, leeks, and strawberries.
Beware of pests such as Cabbage White Butterfly or Flea Beetles and consider installing insect netting. Cabbage is generally quite susceptible to diseases such as Clubroot, so it is important to rotate crops.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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