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No. Cabbage is negatively geotropic . The only part of the plant that is normally eaten is the leafy head; more precisely, the spherical cluster of immature leaves, excluding the partially unfolded outer leaves.
The leaves
The leaves of cabbages are important because the heads form from the leaves. Cabbage leaves can be any color and shape.
Cabbage
The part of the cabbage plant that we eat is a dense head of leaves borne on a relatively short stem; the loose leaves that grow below the head are also edible. In the case of other cabbage-family plants such as broccoli and cauliflower (and the more recently developed hybrid, broccoflower), we usually eat the clusters of undeveloped flower blossoms, but the leaves of these plants are also edible.
because they produce new material for growth
None, sort of.No part that you'll see in the supermarket. The cabbage plant flowers after the second year, and the grower (75% of the U.S. seeds come from the state of Washington) harvests the seeds from the flowers. They are pollinated by bees, like many flowers and plants.
All parts of the cabbage plant are edible. Generally only the leaves are eaten and the buds of broccoli. Collard is in the same plant family and the flowers of collards are put in salads.
Not if it's fed in low quantities. Cabbage leaves contain oxalates that, though lower than that in rhubarb leaves, may still cause poisoning problems in cattle if fed too much.
To strip leaves means to remove the leaves from a plant or tree. This can be done for various reasons such as preparing the plant for propagation, harvesting the leaves for consumption, or to improve air circulation and reduce pests in the plant.
You are eating the head of the cabbage plant.
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