On the Internet you can often find advice to pick off the lower leaves of cabbage.
Why you shouldn’t do this is explained by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
Why you shouldn't pick off cabbage leaves
There is no need to remove good leaves to protect against slugs or for other purposes.
This will not bring any significant benefit, but it can cause harm to the head of cabbage.
The lowest leaves may only be picked after the heads have fully formed.
And this only applies to those leaves that have turned yellow and started to die.
