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Why leaves are important to cabbage plant?

The leaves of cabbages are important because the heads form from the leaves. Cabbage leaves can be any color and shape.


What plant part is cabbage?

The leaves


Which plant store food in leaves?

Cabbage


Can you harvest cabbage leaves from your garden?

Yes, you can harvest cabbage leaves from your garden by cutting them off at the base of the plant.


What part of a plant is a 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.


Why is cabbage leaves important?

They become delicious saurkraut.


Why is it important for a cabbage white butterfly to lay its eggs on cabbage or nasturtium leaves?

because they are small


Why is it important for cabbage white butterfly to lay it's eggs on cabbage or nasturtium leaves?

because they are small


Why is it more important for the cabbage white butterfly to lay eggs on cabbage or nasturtium leaves?

The cabbage white butterfly prefers to lay eggs on cabbage or nasturtium leaves because their caterpillars feed on these plants. Cabbage white butterfly caterpillars are specialized to digest compounds found in cabbage and nasturtium, allowing them to grow and develop successfully. This plant preference ensures the survival and growth of the next generation of butterflies.


Is cabbage a root or stem?

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.


Can human eat cabbage flowers?

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.


Will it hurt a cow to eat the leaves of a cabbage plant?

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.