Cabbage plant

How to grow Cabbage plant growing and care:

Rich soil, slightly cold

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Knowing when to pick the head

Planting season:
Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate

Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), prodenia (Spodoptera), slugs, aphids

Pruning season:
All season

How to prune:
Dead and weak leaves

Size of the plant?
20-60 cm, 8-24 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Summer

General information about the flower
Yellow small flowers that grow on inflorescence

Thinning the bloom:
Bees, butterfly

Subspecies

Savoy Cabbage – the color can be dark green to white or purple-green
White Cabbage – also known as Green Cabbage – the color can be dark green to white
Red Cabbage – the color can be dark purple to white or purple-green

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season
Autumn – winter – spring- frost free area / Spring – summer – autumn- temperate climate

How to harvest the leaves?
Better to trim the leaves when the stem is ready

Information about leaves:
Leaves edible color is dark green, the purple cultivars with purple with, the leaf grow little stem the shape is ovate,

Uses of Cabbage plant leaves:
Salad, cooked, stir fry, staffed

Scientific name: B. oleracea. var. capitata