Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Brassica oleracea  var. capitata

Biggest Plant Dictionary  | Brassica oleracea  var. capitata | cabbage or Brassica oleracea var. capitata is one of the popular vegetable in the world that many health benefits. This is the way cabbage grows until longer days and warmer weather signals it to bolt to flower. Then, the head splits open and Gives birth to a stalk That uncurls Itself as it forces the head split open farther. The stalk grows 2-4 '(0.6-1.2 m) tall, then develops numerous branches and small, four-petaled, cross-shaped yellow flowers elongate That eventually develop into seed pods. There are Hundreds of cultivars of cabbage (Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants lists 73 available in the U.S.). They can be grouped into three main Kinds: smooth green, red and Savoy. The smooth green cabbages may have a round, flattened or conical heads, and can be green, blue-green or yellow-green. Head size can range from one pound in some dwarf varieties to more than 60 lbs (27 kg) for some of the Kraut cabbages.

Usage

Cabbage leaves are eaten raw in salads and cole slaw. They are steamed, boiled, stir-fried and pickled. Cabbage is fermented to make German sauerkraut and Korean kimshi. The larger, outer leaves are stuffed and used to wrap other foods before baking or braising.

Brassica oleracea  var. capitata

Location
Wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea ssp. oleracea) grows along the coasts in Europe and north Africa. The earliest records of cabbage being cultivated for food come from the Greeks around 600 BC. Today cabbage is grown for food everywhere that plants can be grown.

Brassica oleracea  var. capitata

Cabbage  family have enough type.  Commonly grown in Indonesia, including  cabbage, cabbage flowers, broccoli,  cabbage sprouts, cabbage rabbis, and kale. This type of cabbage is thought to be from the wild cabbage Brassica oleracea var.  sylvestris, which grows along the Mediterranean coast, the coast of England, Denmark, France  and North West. Wild cabbage  that grew there as a biennial crop and there is also a perennial.  Cabbage that has been  made ​​into a cultivated  annual crops. To obtain seeds, sprouts are  allowed to grow as a biennial crop.  These vegetables can be planted in lowland and  upland with an average rainfall 850-900 mm. 

Brassica oleracea  var. capitata

The leaves are round, oval, to oblong, forming a large  rosette and thick roots,  leaves of various colors, including  white (forma alba), green,  and red-purple  (forma rubra). Initially, waxy  leaves that grow straight, the leaves grow  next bend, covering the young leaves of the latter grew. Stops  leaf growth is characterized  by the formation of the crop or the egg (head) and the next crop in cabbage buds (Brussels  sprouts).

Brassica oleracea  var. capitata