Cabbage seed starting requires the prospect of cool days and nights. Cabbage is a cool-season crop best planted in early spring or mid- to late summer. Cabbage thrives in temperatures between 65°F and 75°F (18-24°C) and can withstand cold temperatures down to 25°F (-4°C). To grow cabbage where summers are warm, sow the seed of…
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Sliced Cabbage Salad Simply Made
PrintSliced Cabbage SaladAuthor Steve Albert Here’s an easy to make salad. All you need is thinly sliced green or red cabbage–or both. InstructionsToss the sliced cabbage with ½ teaspoon of salt and any of the following also thinly sliced–Chinese cabbage, celery, spinach, chard, turnip, carrot, parsnip, parsley, green onion, zucchini, cucumber, asparagus, green beans, red…
How to Harvest and Store Cabbage
Harvest cabbage at any size after the head becomes firm and before it splits. Leave two to four wrapper leaves around the head to keep it from drying. Heading cabbage can be harvested when the head is about the size of a softball—5 inches (12 cm) or more across, squeeze it to test firmness. Elongated…
Cabbage Growing Quick Tips
Follow these cabbage growing quick tips to get cabbage started today. Sowing cabbage: In mild-winter regions, sow cabbage from fall to late winter for a spring crop. Sow seed outdoors 6 to 4 weeks before the last frost. Start seed indoors 12 to 10 weeks before transplanting seedlings to the garden. Sow seeds indoors in…
Choosing Cabbage Varieties to Grow
Choose cabbage varieties for planting based on the flavor you want to serve–and where you live. Savoy cabbage leaves (crinkled leaves) are more pliable than smooth cabbage. They are sweet and mild flavored, easy to separate, and great to stuff and wrap. Try green winter-hardy January King (160-200 days–plant in the fall for spring harvest)…
Cabbage Colcannon
Cabbage colcannon is a traditional Irish dish of mashed potatoes with milk, butter, and cooked finely chopped onions and cabbage. Easily you can substitute leeks for the onions and kale for the cabbage. Colcannon is a warming and hearty dish commonly served alongside corned beef, boiled pork, or bacon. The Irish often serve colcannon on…
Plant Spring Cabbage in Fall
Set out cabbage seedlings in fall while the soil and air temperatures are still warm to start plants growing for harvest next spring. • Spring cabbage started in fall will establish roots and begin top growth before freezing weather arrives then sit nearly dormant during winter then complete its top growth in spring before temperatures…
How to Make Coleslaw with No Recipe
Simply put coleslaw is a salad made from shredded cabbage and along with other chopped or shredded vegetables bound with mayonnaise, vinaigrette, or other dressing and sometimes flavored with herbs or fruit. The word coleslaw comes from two Dutch words: kool meaning cabbage and sla an abbreviation for salad—koolsla. Coleslaw is sometimes called “cold slaw”—which…
How to Make Cabbage Soup with No Recipe
Cabbage soup is earthy with a subtle sweetness. With a few aromatic vegetables or some meat or lentils added, it makes an inexpensive yet flavorful and filling one-dish meal. Common green cabbage from the spring, fall, or winter garden is ideal for cabbage soup. Ratio. The ratio of liquid to solids can vary from 1:1…
Cabbage Growing Problems: Troubleshooting
Grow cabbage as rapidly as possible. Give cabbage plenty of moisture and be sure to feed it through the season–a planting bed amended with aged compost and side dressings of compost tea every two weeks will do the job. Cabbage can be grown in three distinct crops: early, midseason and late. Early cabbage can be…
