Cabbage Seeds


Useful gardening information

Cabbage plants are adapted to cool weather and grow best when temperatures are between 60 and 80 degrees. Most cabbage varieties will tolerate temperatures into the low 20s. Planting dates should be planned so that harvest dates occur in cool weather.
Cabbage plants prefer loose, moist, well drained soil. Mulch will help keep soil loose and cool. Cabbage plants can be easily started from seed in transplant containers or directly in garden soil. Most garden centers sell both seeds and seedlings. When purchasing seedlings, buy plants that have at least four complete leave. Plant seedlings almost up to the first real leaves.

Cabbage family seeds should be planted in 1/2 inch of soil and should be sown about two weeks before you would plant transplants outdoors. Cabbage is a hardy vegetable that grows especially well in fertile soils. There are various shades of green available, as well as red or purple types. Head shape varies from the standard round to flattened or pointed. Most varieties have smooth leaves, but the Savoy types have crinkly textured leaves.

Cabbage is easy to grow if you select suitable varieties and practice proper culture and insect management. Always regarded as a good source of vitamins, cabbage recently has been shown to have disease-preventive properties as well.
Green cabbage is grown more often than the red or Savoy types, but red cabbage has become increasingly popular for color in salads and cooked dishes. The Savoy varieties are grown for slaw and salads. Varieties that mature later usually grow larger heads and are more suitable for making sauerkraut than the early varieties.


Sowing Instructions

Seed Depth ¼ to ½"
Soil Temp. for Germination 70° to 85°
Days to Germination 7 to 10 days
Seed Spacing 3 to 4"
Row Spacing 36"
Space After Thinning 18 - 24"

Informative articles found on the web:

How to make Sauer Kraut
Cabbage Recipes
Coleslaw Recipes


Seeds


LET831 Katarina
All-America Selections (AAS) Winner 2016. Coleslaw and summer go hand-in-hand and this year, you will be able to enjoy your own fresh, homemade coleslaw with our 2016 AAS Winner Cabbage Katarina F1. This new winner has a perfect smaller head size (4”) and shape to be grown successfully in containers on patios, decks or in-ground beds, possibly as an ornamental/edible border.
Children tend to prefer Katarina to other varieties because it is much milder, even sweeter, than most others, without a trace of bitterness. Great for slaw and salads, it also holds up well in stir fries.
Beating all other varieties to harvest by several weeks, Katarina hybrid is a very sweet, compact summer cabbage you can grow in large tubs and raised beds as well as the vegetable garden. It earned its national All-America Selection award with quick growth, delicious flavor, and smooth texture.
 102mg pack ( about 25 seeds ) $2.95
SF175 Rio Round Hybrid
Replaces Rio Verde, Blue green F1, great mid to late season hybrid, cold tolerant, tight round head, no splitting, 5-7 lbs, 82 days.
  100mg Package ( about 25 seeds ) $2.95
  1g Package ( about 250 seeds ) $18.95
TWT284 Early Jersey Wakefield
A long time favorite with a distinctly sweet flavor: great for salads and slaws. This New Jersey adaptation of an older English variety, 'Early Wakefield', has proven a reliable favorite for US gardens since the 1840s, especially in Northern climes. Quickly produces large, dense, elongated 7" heads, with a distinctly sweet flavor ideal for eating raw in salads and slaws, cooking or pickling. Weighing 2-3 lbs., the heads have a small core and good protective wrapper leaves. 60-65 days.

  3g pack ( about 700 seeds ) $3.95
LET259 Glory of Enkhulzen
A very versatile heirloom variety first introduced in 1899 by Sluis & Groot in Enkhuizen, Holland. Each dark green-blue head grows to be around 8-12” in both width and height and weights 6-10 lbs. After 90 days, push on the heads to see if they feel solid and ready for harvest. This cabbage is excellent in slaw, kraut, stir fry, and salad and is an excellent keeper. This cabbage is used in soups and stews. It can also be braised and is considered an excellent variety for homemade sauerkraut.
  750mg Package ( about 200 seeds ) $2.95
3414 Cabbage K-K Cross
K-K Cross is a medium-sized hybrid cabbage with 7-9 pound heads. Popular in tropical/sub-tropical markets because of its high heat tolerance, K-K Cross has medium-green, oblate heads. Recommended harvest is summer to fall. Has excellent texture and flavor and is the most recommended variety for hot zones like the south.
 100 seeds $6.95
JB132 OS Cross
This high-quality, bolt-resistant hybrid produces exhibition-size heads. Space at least 3 feet apart for room to grow!
The OS Cross cabbage is a sweet-flavored variety that can grow quite large, with some heads weighing up to 50 pounds. Summer-harvested cabbages take between 80 and 90 days to mature, while winter-harvested ones take between 100 and 115 days for maturity.
  400mg Package ( about 100 seeds ) $5.95
JM212 Red Acre
Considered to be one of the finest early reds you can grow and it is a knockout in the garden and has terrific flavor. Delicious in coleslaw! The solid 3 lb heads grow to a 6"-7" diameter. An added bonus is that it holds well in the garden and stores well. Space saver so perfect choice for the home gardener. 75 days from transplant.
 3.2g pack ( about 800 seeds ) $2.95
FB120 Tropic Giant Cabbage
F1, Huge 10-12 lb flat mid green head, slow bursting, heat tolerant, great taste, fresh market favorite, 80 days.
 100mg Package ( about 30 seeds ) $2.95
 150 seeds $11.95
TWT097 Yukina Savoy Chinese Cabbage
Yukina Savoy looks like a larger and savoyed version of Tatsoi. The thick, dark green, shiny, spoon-shaped leaves grow upright on pale green petioles. This vigorous and easy to grow plant is heat and cold resistant and can be grown year round. It has a mild flavor when harvested young. 25-45 days.
  1,000 seeds $9.95
TWT015 Early Flat Dutch
Early Flat Dutch Cabbage is known for its excellent, savory taste and is a popular choice for home sauerkraut chefs and is rich in vitamin C. They are a large variety, with heads commonly reaching up to 8 inches and weighing close to 10 pounds. Early Flat Dutch has a flattened oval shape, for which it is named, and grows earlier in the season than their Late Flat Dutch counterpart. They have a large central head and few external leaves. It is a staple food for many gardeners and stores well if not exposed to frost. 100 days.
  750mg Package ( about 200 seeds ) $3.95
TWT016 Golden Acre
The Golden Acre is a sweet and tasty cabbage that arrives early and is suited for close spacing. This early round head cabbage is easily grown and versatile in use. Heads are about 6 to 7 inches in diameter, weighing 2-3 pounds on compact plants about a foot high. Its firm, medium green head is excellent cooked or raw in stews and salads. 62 days.
  3.2g Package ( about 500 seeds ) $4.95
JB151 Michihili
Michihili is an heirloom Chinese cabbage. Its light green leaves are tender and delicious, ideal for stir fries and pickling, and many other Asian dishes. Michihili Chinese cabbages thrive in milder climates but can be grown in any zone. Warmer areas may experience a slightly earlier harvest date and heads may grow in a looser leaf formation. 75 days.
  750mg Package ( about 250 seeds ) $3.95
TWT019 Savory Perfection
Gardeners love this cabbage because unlike other cabbage, The Savoy Perfection Cabbage does not give off the sulfur smell when it is being cooked. Produces a large drumhead-type cabbage that has finely-wrinkled, savoyed leaves with heads that weigh up to 8 pounds! They are mild but very sweet in flavor. Great for stuffing, steaming, stir fry, and is the key ingredient in Italian minestrone soup.
  800mg Package ( about 225 seeds ) $4.95