Brassica oleracea
Langlevende kool, Eeuwig moes / Wild cabbage, Perennial cabbages
Brassicaceae (Kruisbloemenfamilie)Europe (whole)
Edible plant part (2)
Leaves,
flower buds
Read 'form of consumption' for safe preparation methods
Wild cabbage, Perennial cabbages belongs to the herbacious layer in the food forest. The growth rate is fast. Fully grown the plant has an average height of 0.6 to 0.45 meter. and a width of 0.45 meter.
This species is slightly spreading in the food forest. Wild cabbage, Perennial cabbages is no nitrogen fixer.
Disclaimer:
The types of cultivars and hybrids in this database have been carefully chosen for good quality
properties for food forests. They do not mean instant success. Food forestry
is still a young field in which it is a core value to have the right plant in the right place
and to focus on great diversity.
foto: Frank Vincentz, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kluse_-_Brassica_oleracea_var._ramosa_-_Ewiger_Kohl_03_ies.jpg
foto: Frank Vincentz, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kluse_-_Brassica_oleracea_var._ramosa_-_Ewiger_Kohl_03_ies.jpg
Growth factors
- Light
-
full sun
light shade
half shade
fairly deep shade
deep shade
- Wind
-
strong sea wind
strong wind
some wind
sheltered
very sheltered
- Soil texture
-
sand
loam
light clay
heavy clay
peat
- Soil moisture
-
inundation
wet
moist
dry
drought
- Soil acidity
-
very acid
acid
neutral
alkaline
very alkaline
- Soil fertility
-
very rich
rich
average
poor
very poor
Voorkeur
Ongeschikt
Flowering and pollination
- Flowering period (peak)
- early may
- Flowering period (length)
- several months
- Pollination vector
- insects
- Plant reproductive fertility
- self-fertile (sf)
Life Span and Plant Health
Disease susceptibility
very resistantHarvest and Consumption
Leaves
Flower buds
- Harvesting period - start
- Early march
- Form of consumption
- Fresh, processed
- Harvesting period - start
- End of june