print email comment close Cabbage, Broccoli, and Other Cole Crops URL: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/sustainable/peet/profiles/c09cole.html Description: Information about production practices for cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, collards, kale, and other leafy greens known as cole crops. "Cole crops are in the Brassicaceae family, formerly called Cruciferae. ... A kale-like ancestor was grown in gardens as far back as the time of the Roman Empire." Includes information about soils and fertilization, planting, and harvesting. From a professor of horticultural science at North Carolina State University. Author: Peet, Mary Extra Keywords Brassica Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South NC State kohlrabi Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cole crops Sustainable agriculture LII Database Information: Record 16348 created by Maria Brandt on 06/06/2005 Last modification on 06/06/2005 Published: 06/06/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16348