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'Alcosa' Cabbage

Sub-Category:	Green Mid-Season

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Mid-season, green, savoy cabbage. Produces round, 2- to 4-pound, deep blue-green heads. Good for closely spaced plantings of mini cabbages. Flavor improves with cold weather. Tip burn and cold tolerant.
Days To Maturity:	72
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 01/09/2007 by ant - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Logan, Illinois, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I don't like this quite as well as 'Kilosa' but since I can no longer find the seed for 'Kilosa' it does nicely. It's sweet and easy. I did leave a couple of heads standing too long and it split. It does not keep as well as the 'Kilosa'.

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