Summary

Gardeners use the term cole crops to refer to several garden plants in the family Brassicaceae. One of the most interesting things about this family is the range of plants part that we consume. We eat the flowers of broccoli and cauliflower; the leaves of cabbage, mustard, kale, turnips and collards; the stem of kohlrabi; and the roots of radishes and turnips (which are thought of as root crops rather than cole crops and will be discussed in another publication).