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| shazzbat 2005-06-27, 11:25 pm |
| A relative has just come back from Jersey and given me some seeds marked
Jersey giant cabbage. Apparently they make walking sticks out of the stalks.
Unfortunately the pamphlet that came with them has been lost.
Anyone grown them? Do I just grow like normal cabbage?
TIA
Steve
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| Emrys Davies 2005-06-27, 11:25 pm |
| "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d9q271$tq1$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
quote:
> A relative has just come back from Jersey and given me some seeds
marked
quote:
> Jersey giant cabbage. Apparently they make walking sticks out of the
stalks.
quote:
> Unfortunately the pamphlet that came with them has been lost.
>
> Anyone grown them? Do I just grow like normal cabbage?
>
>
> TIA
> Steve
Steve,
Give it a go, although you may think that it is not worth bothering when
you see the end product on this site.
http://www.thisisjersey.com/code/sh...rticleID=000453
Cabbage Walking Sticks
The Giant Cabbage (brassica oleracae longata) has been cultivated in
Jersey since 1827.
They grow up to 10 feet (3 m) tall and are made into walking sticks at
Samarès Manor.
Seeds to grow your own giant cabbages can be purchased from Samarès
Manor.
Tel: +44 (0) 1534 870551
Regards,
Emrys Davies.
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| Harold Walker 2005-06-27, 11:25 pm |
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"shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d9q271$tq1$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
quote:
>A relative has just come back from Jersey and given me some seeds marked
> Jersey giant cabbage. Apparently they make walking sticks out of the
> stalks.
> Unfortunately the pamphlet that came with them has been lost.
>
> Anyone grown them? Do I just grow like normal cabbage?
>
>
> TIA
> Steve
> I grew a couple years ago as a novelty....I made an excellent walking
> stick out of one of them after hardening/drying the stem....the walking
> stick looked quite novel after it had been sanded down and varnished and
> then waxed...they might not grow to 10 feet the first year but if left
> inground over the winter they will the second year...not worth growing as
> a veggie tho....cultivate as per a cabbage and you'll not go wrong.....H
>
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| Christopher Norton 2005-06-28, 4:25 am |
| The message <d9q271$tq1$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>
from "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> contains these words:
quote:
> A relative has just come back from Jersey and given me some seeds marked
> Jersey giant cabbage. Apparently they make walking sticks out of the stalks.
> Unfortunately the pamphlet that came with them has been lost.
quote:
> Anyone grown them? Do I just grow like normal cabbage?
quote:
> TIA
> Steve
Grow more like brussels cos of the support needed once they get to about
2m high.
The tops are very tasty and its fun for the kids to grow too.
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| Sacha 2005-06-28, 12:25 pm |
| On 28/6/05 0:28, in article d9q271$tq1$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk, "shazzbat"
<shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> wrote:
quote:
> A relative has just come back from Jersey and given me some seeds marked
> Jersey giant cabbage. Apparently they make walking sticks out of the stalks.
> Unfortunately the pamphlet that came with them has been lost.
>
> Anyone grown them? Do I just grow like normal cabbage?
>
When I was a child, living in Jersey, a lot of local people had sticks made
out of the Jersey cabbages. They used to make walking sticks out of them at
L'Etacq Woodcraft in Jersey but I don't know if they do now. But here's a
link to an interesting site.
http://www.thisisjersey.com/code/sh...rticleID=000453
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)
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| On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:10:01 +0100, Christopher Norton
<chris.norton@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
~The message <d9q271$tq1$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>
~from "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> contains these words:
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~> A relative has just come back from Jersey and given me some seeds marked
~> Jersey giant cabbage. Apparently they make walking sticks out of the stalks.
~> Unfortunately the pamphlet that came with them has been lost.
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~> Anyone grown them? Do I just grow like normal cabbage?
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~
~> TIA
~> Steve
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~Grow more like brussels cos of the support needed once they get to about
~2m high.
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~The tops are very tasty and its fun for the kids to grow too.
Try going to
http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/list/brassicas/4
and click on walking stick cabbage. You get a pop-up with growing
instructions!
jane
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain
Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-06-28, 6:25 pm |
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from jane <jane@moonrose.demonmapson.co.uk> contains these words:
quote:
> and click on walking stick cabbage. You get a pop-up with growing
> instructions!
Not with how I've got Firefox set, you wouldn't!
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