How to grow Red cabbage 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:
To know 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
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 purple, the leaf grow little stem the shape is ovate, color of the head can be: white to purple sometimes can be purple with green and white
Uses of Red cabbage leaves:
Salad, cooked, stir fry, staffed
Scientific name:
Brassica oleracea var. capitata rubra
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Biennial plant, Herbaceous, Leaf plant
Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Edible plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 2, Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts:
Leaf color: Purple leaf
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Bud, Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Leafy vegetables, Pickles, Salad, Stuffed or Wrapped, Vegetables