Early Jersey Wakefield

This has been one of my favorite cabbages over the years but is difficult to locate now. Seeds of Change is out of stock and the few other companies that offer it want anywhere from $6 to $8. to ship a single pack of seeds. I am hoping FarmerDill or anyone else knowledgeable with cabbage varieties could recommend a variety that might be similar. i.e. fast growing, small, tender and mild tasting. Thank you!

Ed Hume Seeds has a 2g packet for $1.49.
http://www.humeseeds.com/

And Southern Exposure Seed Exchange has it for $2.05
www.southernexposure.com

This message was edited Jan 25, 2006 11:38 AM

Early Jersey Wakefield>>> www.RHSHUMWAY.COM and
www.NICHOLSGARDENNURSERY.COM

LarryD

roseone, any of these working for you?

Hi Zeppy, well yes and no, but I appreciate the research and input. I happily found the Early Jersey Wakefield seeds at Cook's Garden, and since I was planning to order other seeds from them anyway, I ordered the cabbage seeds also. The problem was not that I couldn't find a source, although there aren't many, it was the cost of shipping for a single seed pack that threw me. One place actually wanted $8.16 to ship a .99 cent pakage of seeds UPS, (the only shipping source they offered), a few hundred miles down the Eastern Seaboard. A little too rich for my blood.
It worked out that I found the seeds at a company I was planning to order other seeds from as well. But I would still like to find a variety of cabbage that might have similar characteristics as the Early Jersey Wakefield.

roseone33, The Wakefield types are very popular in Europe, But only the Early Jersey and Charleston have made many inroads into the US.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/60833/index.html The Charleston was once very popular in the south, but is now getting rare.
Harvest Moon vends a lot of European seed http://www.felcopruners.net/Cabbage%20Seed.0.html They carry CUOR DI BUE which similar to the Charleston., OFFENHAM SPRING designed for overwintering, Hispi, a hybrid close in Characteristics to Early Jersey and SPITZKOHL - FILDERKRAUT , an overwintering type I know little about.

Roseone, why not J.L. Hudson? It's on the Garden Watchdog top 30, the seeds are$1/50 per packet, and shipping is $1 (for 1 to 20 packets). Anyway, you've got them.

Thank you everyone. I now have many seeds sources and the valuable information about cabbage varieties that I am interested in. I am going to see about getting seeds for some of those mentioned by FarmerDill.
Some of those Eastern European sound like just what I am looking for.
Thanks again!

Just an update. I went to the Harvest Moon site and ordered the Cour Di Bue. Just what I was looking for. ;-)

Another update Greyhound http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/68616/index.html an early English cultivar similar to Jersey Wakefield is available in the USA. http://englishgardenemporium.com/vegetablesC.html ( A plant scout company) located in Vermont. Like Harvest Moon they sell European Seeds in this case Suttons.

Thanks Dill. I'm going to check it out. By the way, any advice on good beet varieties? I'm looking for small tender spring ones to eat fresh, not storage beets.
Also, guess I should start another thread but any ideas if my small overwintered turnips will start to grow again as the days get longer, as collards do, or will they just rot down? I planted them too late last fall and I have mostly small greens and tiny turnips about 1/2 inch in diameter.

Beets, My favorite is Improved Blood Turnip http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/59961/index.html althogh there are several I also like, Early Wonder and Crosby's Egyptian.
Chicago Red is the best hybrid I have tried so far http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62766/index.html with Merlin second http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/103822/index.html

Turnips if they are old enough will bolt, (run up seed heads as soon as the days began to lenghten appreciably. O f course collards will do the same.

Thank You! Much appreciated.