Growing Cabbage

Brassica sp. : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
  S S         S S      
      T T         T T  

(Best months for growing Cabbage in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

  • S = Plant undercover in seed trays
  • T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
  • Easy to grow. Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 41°F and 64°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 20 - 30 inches apart
  • Harvest in 11-15 weeks.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Dwarf (bush) beans, beets, celery, cucumber, onions, marigold, nasturtium, rhubarb, aromatic herbs (sage, dill, chamomile, thyme)
  • Avoid growing close to: Climbing (pole) beans, tomato, peppers (chili, capsicum), eggplant (aubergine), strawberry, mustard, parsnip

Your comments and tips

14 May 11, arthur (Australia - temperate climate)
I read a book by Alex Bristow called How To Bring Up Plants. Why I mention this because plants require air & water.they also discharge unnessary waste back into the soil.t (they go to the loo.) If any one knows anything that takes in air and water with out discharging please Iet me hear from you.(The mad gardener).If you like to hear some more say so.Note Ive been on the earth 81 years & still going strong.Arthur.
05 May 11, Samantha Diplaris (Australia - temperate climate)
Ive just planted cabbage seedlings that I bought from Bunnings, and already 2 weeks after I did this - I noticed that all the small leaves have been eaten...?? What could this be & how best do I stop it from happening to new leaves?
13 May 11, arthur (Australia - temperate climate)
I tried something ive never done before in my garden. A landscape gardener drop me off trailer loads of grass chipping, which put all over my growing plots (this was at the start of the summer). it was up to 100mm 150 thick.I watered it well and left it for two weeks or untill it brown on top.(I never buy seedlings always grow from seeds.) You can then make amake acircle and plant all your greens with out fear of wasting you time. cabbage,lettuce .caul,etc.If ever you in Kingsley area look for the vegies in the front garden.( the mad gardne.)Arthur
04 Nov 10, Sasha8268 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted wombok starting from seed - it has grown beautifully but it is prickly on the leaves (not edible at all) and did not grow to the normal head of cabbage is just fallen leaves. Has anyone else had this problem?
05 Nov 10, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Maybe the seed was something feral, or saved from an F1 hybrid so would not grow true?
06 Jun 12, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have grown HEAPS of bokchoy, and i save the seed each year. About 10% of it is always the prickly leaf (not good to eat) kind of bokchoy. I feed it to the chooks.
15 Oct 10, Lionel Harris (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted a number of cabbage seedlings 6/8 weeks ago and the whole lot went to seed,WHY!!!
16 Oct 10, mick (Australia - temperate climate)
same hear i blame bunnings for selling them to late in season
15 Oct 10, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
It may be too warm for that variety, or else they got stressed (lack of water, too much heat) at some point?
13 Sep 10, delroy curling (USA - Zone 10a climate)
How do you plant 10.000 cabbage seeds. Regards Delroy
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