You Should Plant Ornamental Cabbage in Your Winter Garden
Right now, you should put away the margaritas and sunscreen (for a moment) and think about fall planting. While there are plenty of vegetables to consider so you can keep harvesting into the fall—and even have some ready in early spring—it won’t change the fact that the garden looks dull most of the winter. All the bright colors of flowers, greenery and lawns have practically disappeared; everything just starts to look really brown.
One way to combat this is with autumn ornamental plants. What I’m saying is that you should grow a ton of kale and brassicas that you’re not going to eat, particularly the flowering kale and collards that I suspect you’ve seen growing in commercial building beds and haven’t given much thought to. I was with you on this issue until recently.
A few years ago, tired of how my yard looked in the winter, I tried to fill the space with things that would survive the winter and was shocked at how much color and variety there was in the world of flowering kale and kale. I placed the shoots in the same pots in which tulips and petunias grow in the summer, and lined the paths of my yard with them. They were a delight for the birds and gave my yard a whole new look during the coldest months, allowing it to withstand snow, sleet and ice.
What shocks me is the variety of ornamental plants available now that allow you to achieve a wide variety of colors in your yard:
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Ornamental Pigeon Cabbage Seeds Pink, Red and Purple F1, $4.35.
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Ornamental cabbage Nagoya Rose , white and red seed F1 $3.25
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Flat Leaf Ornamental Cabbage Seeds F1 $11.09
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Ornamental cabbage seeds Glamor Red F1 $8.56
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Crane Feather King F1 Ornamental Cabbage Seed, $13.81.
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Flowering Kale Seeds – Osaka Series $3.99
Warning: A yard full of cabbage is a calling card for slugs and snails. You should be sure to treat your yard with Sluggo , a slug and snail repellent.