When to start growing cabbage
Growing Cabbage
homegrown cabbage has a crunchy texture
and sweet flavor that you won't find in
any supermarket this delicious vegetable
is part of what we call the Brassica
family which includes broccoli kale
cauliflower and Brussels sprouts
as with all brassicas cabbage is a cool
season crop which means it grows its
best in the cooler temperatures of
spring and fall to grow cabbage you can
start by sewing the seeds directly in
the garden soil outdoors to get a jump
on the season you can also start the
seeds indoors ahead of the time that you
would plant them outdoors it's important
that you space your plants 24 inches
apart this allows for the proper air
circulation which cuts down on disease
pressure and potential insects it also
allows you to have really well formed
heads in the cabbage patch because as
you can see your leaves grow quite large
as they start to mature it's important
that you keep your cabbage patch wild
water allowing it to fully dry out can
stunt the growth and it can also lead to
a bitter flavor later in the season like
most other vegetables the Brassica
family needs six to eight hours of Sun
and loose well-drained garden soil to
perform its best when plants get to
about this size you'll see the inner
head start to form in about 90 to 100
days the heads will be ready for harvest
depending on your climate and growing
season each cabbage plant produces one
harvestable head after you harvest you
can remove the plant from the garden and
put your next crop in since cabbage is a
great storage crop if you plant in
spring and fall you'll have homegrown
cabbage all year long not only is
homegrown cabbage delicious it's also
one of the healthiest vegetables that
you can grow and it's really versatile
in a variety of dishes whether you're
using standard green and white varieties
or the more colorful purple and red
varieties grow your own cabbage patch
and taste the fresh difference
seeds are available year-round at Burpee
com Brassica plants can be found in late
summer and early fall happy gardening
