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Vegetable Gardening: Growing Organic Cabbage

 

Head of Green Cabbage

Cabbage, a.k.a. head cabbage, is a long standing food staple of the world.  The dense, compacted leaves form "heads" which store very well.  Combined with the fact it is so widely grown makes cabbage a very economical vegetable.

Types of Cabbage for Growing in Your Vegetable Garden:

Cabbage can be green or red and come in dwarf varieties that can be grown in container gardens.

• Savoy Cabbage:  With it's curly, lacy leaves, this cabbage is very pretty. It's leaves are not as densely packed as the head cabbage.
  
  
• Green Cabbage: These round, heavy heads of cabbage are what most of us are familiar with. Excellent storage capability.
  
  
• Red Cabbage:  Looks just like a green cabbage except it's...well.. red. Red cabbage usually has much smaller heads than green cabbage and are not bothered by the cabbage caterpillars.
  
  
• 'Gonzales' Cabbage Variety:  This compact plant produces small heads(4-6 inch), making it an ideal variety for container gardening.

Cabbage Planting

For summer harvesting, start your cabbage seeds 4-6 weeks before the last frost.

• Sow the seeds 1/2 inch deep, with 2-3 seeds per hill. Keep the seeds starters at 75 degrees for best germination.
  
  
• When seedlings emerge, thin to one seedling and keep the seedlings at a lower temperature (about 60 degrees). Keep them there until time to transplant.
  
  
• Transplant your cabbage seedlings into your garden, spaced about 8 inches apart.

Pure Black Castings™ and VermaPlex® Applications for Cabbage:

1. Mix in Pure Black Castings™ into your garden soil at a rate of 1 pound per 50 square feet.
   
   
2. At planting, apply VermaPlex® at a rate of 40:1 (40 parts water to 1 part VermaPlex®).
   
   
3. At 4-6 true leaf stage, apply VermaPlex® at a rate of 20:1, and again in 12-14 days.
   
   
4. At head initiation, apply Vermaplex at a rate of 20:1.
   
   

VermaPlex® can be applied as a drench or as a foliar spray.

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