Cabbage Milan Clarissa F1 - Brassica oleracea sabauda

The 'Clarissa F1' Savoy Cabbage has dark green curled leaves. It forms a slightly flattened compact head and has a strong vigour. Sowing from March to May for a harvest from mid-July to mid-December (+/- 85 days after planting)

Also known as Savoy Cabbage, Curly Cabbage, Frilly Cabbage or Frilly Headed Cabbage, the Milan Cabbage has the Latin name Brassica oleracea sabauda (in Latin, sabauda refers to Savoy). It belongs to the large family of Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae).

Originating from Italy and, more precisely,y from Milan, this frilly-headed cabbage is quite similar to the white cabbage but differs in its curled or frilly appearance. There are many varieties, with production ranging from spring to winter. By carefully selecting your seeds and spreading the sowings over time, you can have this vegetable for a very long period.

An autumn and winter vegetable par excellence, Milan Cabbage is resistant to cold. It is delicious raw in salads but can also be cooked, braised with sausages or even with fish. From a nutritional point of view, this leafy vegetable is remarkable: it is low in calories and very rich in vitamins C and B. Also, it contains a lot of fibre and minerals, such as calcium.

In the garden, like almost all cabbages (except Brussels sprouts), Milan Cabbage is a demanding vegetable, requiring excellent organic fertiliser and regular watering.

Note: This variety is marked F1 for "F1 hybrid" because it results from the cross-breeding of carefully selected parents to combine their qualities. This results in a variety that can be particularly tasty and early while resistant to certain diseases. Sometimes criticised or wrongly associated with GMOs, F1 hybrid seeds are attractive for their uniformity and resistance. Still, unfortunately, their qualities do not pass on to the next generations: it will, therefore, not be possible to recover the seeds for later sowing.

Harvest is harvested when the head is well-formed by cutting it at ground level.

Storage: Cabbages can be stored in the field for quite a long time and kept in the refrigerator for several days. They can also be frozen well after being blanched in salted boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes.

Gardener's tip: The main enemy of cabbage is the Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae), a pretty cream-white butterfly with small black spots that wakes up in April-May to wreak havoc all summer by devouring its leaves. Don't be caught off guard and opt for prevention by installing an insect-proof cover over your crops. These covers are easy to set up and reusable to protect, for example, your carrot and leek crops.

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