Before and after Pics

bcallaha · Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:19 am

All of the hard work of planting a garden is starting to pay off. I picked my first cabbage today which weighed about 5 lbs. It made about 7 pts of freezer slaw. I have before and after pics.

Brad

Lindsaylew82 · Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:23 am

what is freezer slaw?!?

That's a real nice cabbage!

bcallaha · Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:29 am

Freezer slaw is a sweet & sour slaw that you make, and then you can freeze for later use. It's easy to make. I use a recipe in the Ball Blue book. I've tried other recipes, but I like that one best. Seven pints will probably last us the whole year. We eat it with fried chicken and fish mainly.

Brad

lakngulf · Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:56 am

Nice looking head of cabbage there. Will have to give the freezer slaw some consideration. I have only tried cabbage a time or two. Our temps get so hot and humid so quickly down this way, have to hit the planting and harvest just right to avoid the bugs.

bcallaha · Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:14 am

Lakngulf, here is S. Indiana, we have about a 2 month period of "springlike" temps, then all of a sudden, we get 90+ degree days with little rain, and high humidity. We have to hit it right to grow good cabbage and broccoli in the spring. I have better luck in the fall. I use BT to help control the bugs eating the cabbage and broccoli. BT usually does a pretty good job. I plant a short season cabbage, 55-70 days or so. The longer maturing cabbage just doesn't do as good for me because of our weather. If you can get cabbage plants, or grow your own, and plant so they mature before your freezing temps hit, then you should give it a try.

Brad