FREE: Organic Red Acre Cabbage Seeds

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This auction is for 25 seeds. You MUST have a verified listia address before I will ship.

Red cabbage makes a lovely addition to your kitchen garden. Its broad, colorful leaves and crisp textures can really dress up your growing space in fall or spring – and it’s delicious, too! What’s more, this wonderful vegetable is easy to grow. And if you’re just starting your garden, or opening up a new area for planting, red cabbage is a great crop for loosening the soil because it sends strong roots deep down that help to break it up. Gardeners living in warm climates, like in Florida or California, can plant cabbage anywhere from October to December. If you live in a cooler part of the country and would like to grow your cabbage for fall harvest, you need to consider when your area usually gets hit with its first fall frost (on average). Once you know that date, check how long your red cabbage variety of choice takes to mature, then count back that number from your average first frost date. (That’s when you should plant.) If you’re planting for spring, start your red cabbage (Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group)) from seed 8-12 weeks before the last spring frost, and transplant the seedlings into your kitchen garden 4 weeks before the last frost of the season. Cabbage is a heavy feeder, so when you’re planting, be sure to fill the hole back in with some compost and a balanced fertilizer, along with a few inches of your good garden soil. Top that off with some light mulch around the cardboard roll and some water, and your cabbage will be on its way to growing big, crunchy and delicious!