Is this cabbage edible?

[#1cheesebuds]

and if so when can i cut it and eat it?

 

[Luther Budbank]

If you are sure it is cabbage, it is edible. If it is one of those types bred for decoration, it may not taste great.

 

[paulo73]

Looks quite edible to me.
Have a bite of one of the new leaves and you will get a rough idea about taste.

 

[Headbandf1]

in American they use it as decoration around fruit an salad bars, so its not poisonous but I believe that it isn't very tastie or tender. Good Luck

 

[pearlemae]

Decorative cabbage and kale are not generally consumed.One they taste like crap, two commercial grown ornamentals are heavily fertilized and sprayed with a slew of pesticides and fungicides.I spent nearly 20 years in the decorative/landscape plant business, I personally would not eat it. But that just my opinion.

 

[paulo73]

That really looks like a over grown red cabbage.
Might be a bit hard but usually it´s used in salads, coleslaw and in pickled form.
Good stuff with a smelly side effect

 

[barnyard]

try a leaf and see what you think...

try a leaf and see what you think...

some chopped cabbage with raisins and balsamic vinegar, yummy stuff

fresh cabbage is also a good substitute for lettuce in treats like tacos, hotdogs...it provids a nice crunchy dimension

my vote would be for a purple cabbage with the head yet to fully develop...whatever type she's a beauty!

 

[Sheriff Bart]

cabbage salad
eat it whenever you're ready....it will prob grow out more though, and taste usually improves with cooler weather