cabbage question

PaulF · September 4, 2016

Our grandsons planted a long row of cabbages this spring and we thinned them back to about twenty heads. We are not much on eating cabbage so they have been growing all summer long. They really look good, so today I harvested a couple to put in a roast beef with potatoes and carrots.

I ate a leaf raw and it seemed to be bitter. Is this normal or will it be OK as it cooks? If we leave the plants in the garden until we use them will they be OK? Or should we pick and give away what we don't use? Does cabbage get bitter as it stays in the ground?

September 4, 2016	#1
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	cabbage question Our grandsons planted a long row of cabbages this spring and we thinned them back to about twenty heads. We are not much on eating cabbage so they have been growing all summer long. They really look good, so today I harvested a couple to put in a roast beef with potatoes and carrots. I ate a leaf raw and it seemed to be bitter. Is this normal or will it be OK as it cooks? If we leave the plants in the garden until we use them will they be OK? Or should we pick and give away what we don't use? Does cabbage get bitter as it stays in the ground? __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.