Kalibos red cabbage

Andrey_BY · October 9, 2006

Every year we grow this wonderful heart shaped red cabbage from Czech Republic here. This year Kalibos cabbages were even bigger and smarter than before. More than a half meter in diameter and they look like really big roses...

**mdvpc** · October 9, 2006

Andrey-Nice looking cabbage! Since I live in the desert, we grow our greens from now till late April. So I am growing spinach, radishes, kale, chard, all kinds of cutting lettuces, rucola, valeriana, etc.

Tomstrees · October 9, 2006

Is the taste differnet from regular cabbage?
This misses is Polish and loves to cook with it ...
so I'm looking into varieties for next season ~

Tom

Andrey_BY · October 9, 2006

We could have such desert here as well without adding manure :wink:

Tom, we extremely adore salads from Kalibos. This cabbage is so tasty and crunchy.

shelleybean · October 9, 2006

Oh, that is so pretty! I'm growing Perfection Savoy which is pretty too, but not nearly as colorful as yours. You're right, it looks like rose opening up.

michael johnson · October 18, 2006

Funnily enough - I have just had a new 2007 catalogue come through the door from (Plants of distinction )and whilst browsing through it -I straight away noticed Kalibos listed, and they said it was an excellent cabbage resurected from the past.

will be growing that one for sure in 2007 :wink:

Worth1 · October 18, 2006

I wish they would sell cabbage like that here.
All they have at the store is the basic round ones and they seem to be small this year.

Worth

michael johnson · October 26, 2006

Hi-Worth1, I might well be giving Kalibos a try this coming spring, but the company never send out seeds before the end of the first week in february- if you like I could probably share the seeds with you, or could get you a seperate pkt of them in exchange for a few tomato seeds of interest, then you could try Kalibos yourself and maybe save seeds from it for future use if you let one or two run to seed.

October 9, 2006	#1
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Kalibos red cabbage Every year we grow this wonderful heart shaped red cabbage from Czech Republic here. This year Kalibos cabbages were even bigger and smarter than before. More than a half meter in diameter and they look like really big roses... __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

October 9, 2006	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Andrey-Nice looking cabbage! Since I live in the desert, we grow our greens from now till late April. So I am growing spinach, radishes, kale, chard, all kinds of cutting lettuces, rucola, valeriana, etc. __________________ Michael

October 9, 2006	#3
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Is the taste differnet from regular cabbage? This misses is Polish and loves to cook with it ... so I'm looking into varieties for next season ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

October 9, 2006	#4
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	We could have such desert here as well without adding manure :wink: Tom, we extremely adore salads from Kalibos. This cabbage is so tasty and crunchy. __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

October 9, 2006	#5
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Oh, that is so pretty! I'm growing Perfection Savoy which is pretty too, but not nearly as colorful as yours. You're right, it looks like rose opening up. __________________ Michele

October 18, 2006	#6
michael johnson Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 960	Funnily enough - I have just had a new 2007 catalogue come through the door from (Plants of distinction )and whilst browsing through it -I straight away noticed Kalibos listed, and they said it was an excellent cabbage resurected from the past. will be growing that one for sure in 2007 :wink:

October 18, 2006	#7
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I wish they would sell cabbage like that here. All they have at the store is the basic round ones and they seem to be small this year. Worth

October 26, 2006	#8
michael johnson Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 960	Hi-Worth1, I might well be giving Kalibos a try this coming spring, but the company never send out seeds before the end of the first week in february- if you like I could probably share the seeds with you, or could get you a seperate pkt of them in exchange for a few tomato seeds of interest, then you could try Kalibos yourself and maybe save seeds from it for future use if you let one or two run to seed.