a cabbage plant!

I would keep it inside..this way keep the insects off it and they are so beautiful ..hey tell your son..that I find it great that he grew one..

I have never grown cabbage plants but your son must be very proud! Be sure to let him do most of the work, especially the digging! I would say once you're sure you won't have another frost you can put it out.

We had some red/purple cabbage growing in the garden last year. It did good too. I love cooked cabbage, sliced upand boiled, drain it and add some butter. Fried cabbage is really good too. Sweet n sour cabbage is really yummy.

good for that young man. i know u put them out pretty early but don't know exact time. i do know u plant english peas in feb. but that's not much help for u.lol. i love cooked cabbage. i put butter, a little sugar. a little hot pepper pod, salt & pepper. i like to bring it to a boil & let it cook for a few minutes, turn the eye off & just let it steam. give me a big ol' fresh tomato & some corn bread & that's all i need.

Hi TnWoman, He sure done himself proud for growing a cabage plant, I have never done that and I normally cook cabage in stews and sir fries, well done to your son. Love and hugs. Tamara xxxx

Well Tn, I cannot say that I ever triedto grow cabbage in any of my gardens, but I think it is pretty hardy plant, and it nned a lot of sun, like lettuce. Good luck to your son on his plant. I'm sure he is very proud! I tried to grow a bean plant for my daughter last year for a project, and it was a total disaster! I couldn't even get it to get roots, but then again, I have a brown thumb! Have a beautiful day yourself...

i never plant a cabbage before... but i remember that i plant a beanshot when i was in primary 3... my teacher asked all the students to take home the beanshot plant and brought it back in two weeks time to see the results... it is very interesting and i can remember that i am very excited about it... well done to your son for being able to plant a cabbage plant... take care and have a nice day...

You can plant the seedlings outdoors early in the spring, a couple of weeks prior to the last frost. Cabbage doesn't like hot weather. Tends to rot in the extreme heat. If you plant the seedling(s) in wet weather, elevate the soil just a little bit prior to planting. I do love cabbage after it's been cooked with corned beef. Nobody in my family will eat it so I have never bothered to serve it with a meal.

Hi TnWoman, I live in a tropical country and the hot weather is not suitable for the cabbage plant to grow well. I have tried to plant some in the pots, but what I could find a few of small green leaves growing in the flower pot only . Most of the cabbages available in the market here are imported from foreign countries. It is really great that your son could plant such a beautiful cabbage plant. I think you would better to have an online check to find out the when is the best time to let the cabbage plant growing outside your house. We like to stirred fry the cabbage with shrimps, or to cook veggies curry with it and other vegetables like long beans, brinjauls, potatoes and etc. We also like preparing spicy and sour pickle with cabbage, pineapple, carrot and cucumber. All of them are respective yummy. Happy posting and take care.

I don't know anything about cabbage plants lol. But what a lovely thing for the school to do. Every year we get the usual tomato plants from school. But it would be so lovely for them to do something a little bit different with them for once!

Hi Tnwoman! Wow, that is really something to be proud of! I have never grown a cabbage before. LOL.. I just get my cabbage from the store or at the market and I usually saute it with other vegetables or sometimes will use it in coleslaw. Take care and blessings to you! lovelots..faith

sounds good.i like cabbage with beef soup,fried with a bit of meat and carrots then salad with mayonanaise

This may not be an eating cabbage, it is also an annual so it will not live for very long. Put it outside when danger of heavy frost is gone, but it will not survive the summer, it won't like the heat. Give you son some seeds of other plants to plant, that way he will learn how things grow, produce flowers and then seeds and die, only to drop their seeds and grow again. Beans are pretty easy to grow and will produce something he can eat.

Hi TnWoman....yes I have planted cabbage. I have no idea when to plant it in your climate. It can easily get insects I found and had to be really looked after. I have also grown flowering Kale as its so pretty late in the year when everything else is gone! I do like cabbage to eat as well. Particularly in cabbage rolls!..Yummy!..Now that is something I have not made in a while. I also like just cooked cabbage with butter and pepper.