Kitchen Garden Forum

Hi all

I wonder if anyone can rcommend a spacing distance for cabbages in raised beds, especially Greyhound or Hispi

On the grounds that spacings are closer in raised bed systems I'm hoping to pack em in but wonder what success others have had.

Thanks for any advice

David

Hi David,
With both Greyhound and Hispi the minimum planting distance is 16 inches.
For some reason people have generally settled on 48 inch beds.
This means two margins of 8"|16"|16"|8". | = Plant so three across the bed.
The normal spacing for other larger cabbages is 24".
JB.

Thanks JB.

I dont post too much but always read your replies to others with great interest. The Knighthood can't be far off now surely?

On the question 48" beds, we bought some from Harrods as Mrs B has incorporated them into her garden design for the new house and old floorborads wern't quite the thing!

I think the general idea is that the middle can be comfortably reached from the side without treading on the soil. I suspect that you know this but I'm trying to tempt you into displaying more pithy wisdom.......

Hope you are well.

David

Hi David,
Just to be bloody awkward I must inform you the I do very little hand weeding because I have this wonderful instrument called a Hoeand my plants are all planted so that I can get access with this instrument and consider getting down on ones knees should be reserved for talking with ones maker!
JB.
PS And I don't believe with that malarkey either!

Wonderful!