Brassica cretica
| Brassica cretica | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Brassica cretica
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer.
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it could succeed outdoors at least in the milder parts of this country. It is a polymorphic species[1] and is closely related to the wild cabbage, B. oleracea[2]. It has, in the past, been cultivated as a food plant[2]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Succeeds in full sun in a well-drained fertile preferably alkaline soil[3].
Range: South-eastern Europe to western Asia.
Habitat: Rocks, usually near sea-level, in Turkey[1].
Edibility: The young shoots are used as a vegetable in Greece[4][5][6].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davis, Peter. Flora of Turkey. Edinburgh University Press, 1965.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Vegetables. Macmillan Reference Books, 1995.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.