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Growing Cabbages In Bags  

by Wangah Wanyama
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By Jovita Mirembe

When most of us go for shopping, we  are either given plastic bags   from where we shop from or we buy plastic bags  that  we use to carry our items that we have shopped.

We then throw the plastic bag at the rubbish pit  after taking out the shopped  items for it to be burnt because its dangerous to the environment.

Emmanuel Kalema a vegetable farmer   in Kamuli district  says that instead of throwing away your plastic shopping bags,  they  can  be reused as containers for growing cabbage on your court or the backyard garden for sale or for home consumption.

Kalema says that in order for your cabbage to form big heads, you will need to grow them in large containers because this gives them enough space to expand.

He says that this  means that  your shopping bag should be at least 12 to 18 inches in diameter for best results.

‘’ If the home owner decides to sell the cabbages, they can  be sold   between  sh 500- sh 1500 depending on   their size. I  advise home owners or farmers to use kitchen and garden waste as fertilizers because they are organic  and are  the best options. Here  no additional fertilizer is required’ Kalema says.

Another vegetable farmer Rita Nakimera from Gayaza  says that  cabbages  especially red cabbage are very useful to humans because they  raise levels of beta-carotene, lutein, and other heart-protective antioxidants.

She says that  cabbages help lower oxidized (LDL) which is a rusty substance,  that is  linked to hardening of the arteries. In this way it eases irritation hence helping in  preventing  heart disease.

Nakimera says that  there are people who have limited space at home  and growing vegetables in  plastics  bags is a great option for them.

Cabbage growing in a sack

Below are the steps  taken in growing cabbages in plastic bags

Get the plastic bag and fold it inside out up half of it

Add a layer of garden soil at the very bottom of your  plastic bag.

Add a layer of garden waste will include dry leaves and grass, and then a layer of kitchen waste which includes  anything from the fruit cores, peels, vegetable scraps as well as eggshells. The waste will slowly decompose over time and will provide the cabbage with much needed nutrition during the final stages of growth).

Add another layer of garden soil over the waste and then for the top ‘growing’ layer, mix your sand, compost and garden soil.

Transplant one seedling into the center of each bag and give it a good watering.

When transplanting just make a small hole in top layer with your fingers , place the root ball of your seedling in there and then cover it up with the soil.

Nakimera   says that you can decide to  plant cabbages  in three  parts of the plastic bag  where you can make  two  holes  on the left and the right  and side in addition to the top on.

‘In approximately 71 days expect to see heads  with green cabbages and in red cabbages  small heads will be seen in 57 days.in about four to six months  the cabbages  will be ready for harvest depending on their  development. Cabbages need a sunny site and firm soil water regularly if it doesn’t rain” Nakimera asserts.

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