What happened to our last cabbage?
a. Some critter came along and took a bite out of the cabbage.
b. One of the boys (or both - they can do a lot of damage when they team up) decided to take a whack at it with a shovel.
c. It's the natural growing process of the cabbage.
Which answer do you choose?
Well, answer a. has happened to our cabbage before, but never to quite this extreme. Deer never make it into our area (since we're in the middle of a neighborhood, and our dog is pretty good at chasing out any critters that make their way into our backyard. So, this was not a critter attack.
As far as answer b. goes, we did lose one head of cabbage (rather part of a head) to an experiment (of which I was not informed). Angel decided to see if other plants would grow inside a cabbage! He planted a couple of bean seeds and a tomato plant into little holes he dug out of the cabbage head. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of this (failed) experiment. But no little boys messed with the cabbage this time.
So that leaves us with the last answer. This is what will eventually happen to all cabbages as time progresses. The head of the cabbage will split open, and a seed stalk will emerge. Well, that's what I read anyways. I'm hoping it goes as planned.
P.S. I edited this post because apparently the answer to this question was not very clear. Is it clear now?
were you able to salvage the bottom portion at all? or was it a total loss - any of it good for slaw, maybe?
ReplyDeletei love the planting science experiment! that's a really amazing idea.
ReplyDeleteI think the experiment might have worked if he had filled the holes with dirt. Maybe an experiment for another day.
ReplyDeletei thought this was what happened right before the babies showed up? :)
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