Cabbage
Savoy cabbage
Savoy cabbage: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Savoy cabbage is a heading cabbage recognised by its puckered, crinkled leaves. It belongs to Brassica oleracea, in the Brassicaceae family, and is called cavolo verza in Italian. Its identity differs from cavolo nero, Tuscan black kale with long leaves that does not form the same head. Savoy cabbage names a collection of varieties rather than a single uniform cultivar.The plant develops large leaves around a short stem. Central leaves draw together to form the head, while outer leaves remain more open. Their surface has raised and sunken areas with clearly visible veins. This quilted appearance gives a different visual texture from smooth-leaved heading cabbages. Edges may be wavy without showing the deep divisions found in some leafy kales.Colour ranges from light to dark green, sometimes with a grey-green cast. Inner parts are often paler than exposed leaves. Head shape, density and volume vary by cultivar. Some selections produce large…
