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Sweetheart cabbages are becoming increasingly popular in supermarkets during late summer through to winter. Now you can grow your own! Cabbage Caramba has tender, sweet pointed mid-green hearts, ideal shredded raw in salads and coleslaws or delicious as a steamed vegetable.Sow seeds March to June. Sow seeds thinly into well raked soil, 1cm (½ inch) deep in drills 23cm (9 inches) apart.Transplant to 38cm (15 inches) apart each way when large enough to handle, about 5 weeks from sowing. Prefers a moist, rich, well-drained soil.

After years of trialling and tasting, have T&M found a replacement for T&M’s long-standing customer favourite ‘Trafalgar’? Very round, well spaced, 38mm buttons of mild taste with a much reduced mustard oil aftertaste. Later forming buttons into the New Year can be slightly larger (45mm), but maintain their perfect quality.Sow in individual pots or a seed tray of good seed compost and cover with 6mm (¼in) of compost or vermiculite, at a minimum of 15C (60F), until germination which takes around 7 days. Alternatively, can be sown thinly in a prepared seedbed 13mm (½in) deep, allowing 30cm (12in) between rows.Transplant when large enough to handle into well prepared, firm soil allowing 75cm (30in) between plants each way. Plant firmly to reduce risk of poor quality buttons and plants leaning over. Water until established. Earth up the soil around plants as necessary to increase stability. Remove yellowing leaves to improve air circulation and reduce disease risks. Pick lowest sprouts first and work up the stem.

An old Eastern European heirloom producing unique, red pointed hearts. Cabbage Kalibos is best grown for late summer and autumn use when firm, solid hearts have few waste outer leaves. Ideal shredded raw in salads as the colour reduces on cooking.Sow seeds March to May thinly in a well prepared seedbed, 13mm (½in) deep in drills 23cm (9in) apart.Plant out to 45cm (18in} apart each way when large enough to handle, approximately 5 weeks from sowing.